Barranco Lima

Lima , Peru
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    213 reviews 322 travel blogs 282 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Neighborhood

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    14of 80 attractions in Lima

TravelPod Member ReviewsBarranco Lima

  • Great for Coffee

    4

    smitherson 25 contributions United Kingdom Mar 17, 2012

    ...and people watching in the old part of Lima.

    The old buildings are in stark contrast to the majority of Lima.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Barranco Lima

  • 1

    First stop Lima

    21 photos

    Entry containing 21 photos titled: Plaza Mayor Lima, Police at Plaza Mayor Lima, Cathedral Lima, Santo Domingo convent, Lima, Santo Domingo Convent, Lima, Amazing Watershow in Lima, Watershow Lima with a friend, Magic Water Circuit, Local children enjoying watershow in Lima

  • 2

    On the edge of the ocean

    17 photos

    Our last visit is to the residential suburb of Barranco. It's considered the city's most romantic and bohemian district, being the home and working place of many of Peru's leading artists, musicians, designers and photographers. In the 19th-century, it was a very fashionable beach resort for the Limeņo aristocracy, and many people used to spend the …

  • 3

    The High Life

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    We arrived full of trepidation into the Cruz del Sur bus terminal, having heard many a horror story about the city's taxis and robberies. We managed to find a radio taxi where the driver had an official badge and then headed straight into Lima rush-hour for our hostel, the number 1 hostel in Peru 2011.

    The place was a bit like Fort Knox to …

Related BlogsBarranco Lima

  • 1

    A luxurious day in Lima

    87 photos

    ... it on the way from the market but we got to see the very end which was lovely.  Our last stop of the day was Barranco, the bohemian area where we walked across the only original wooden bridge in Lima and had a walk from the plaza through some of the ...

  • 2

    Back in civilisation....

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    ... and it is a bit unfair. We were very cautious taking taxis after stories of strangle muggings but walking around Miraflores and Barranco was fine. Miraflores and Barranco are the "Posh" neighbourhoods and most nice houses have an 8 foot electrified ...

  • 3

    My days and nights in the City of Kings.

    15 photos

    ... a big city, including world class shopping, cosmopolitan restaurants and a good nightlife. Somewhat touristy and upscale neighborhoods like Miraflores, Barranco and San Isidro are also great places to walk around and just chill out in for a few days. So ...

  • 4

    Dan's arrived!! lets do Lima

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    ... and skulls had been arranged in an attractive circle. There was even a box of assorted foot bones. We took a taxi to Barranco, the cool student bar area and then walked along the coast back to Lima for dinner. The next day we checked out the Inca ...

  • 5

    Lima, Huacachina, Nazca, Arequipa

    16 photos

    ... only realised the place's status, when we turned around with our drinks already in our hands. The second night in Lima, we go out for the night in Barranco and find a street lined with door to door bars. One of the bars stuck out as being the busiest ...

  • 6

    Loving Lima

    ... for some time!). Side note... bypass Europe if on a budget RTW tour. I m staying at Hostal Gemina (Avenida Grau 620 Barranco) which is in an excellent location, just south of Miraflores Larcoma Shopping Mall... this is where I met up with Anderson, ...

  • 7

    Start of the next adventure

    5 photos

    ... , the way there always are on group trips like this. Should be fun to watch!! After the welcome meeting, we went to Barranco, a suburb of Lima by the sea, for lunch, as suggested by the trip leader. Barranco is a really lovely place, with lots of ...

  • 8

    Happy Halloween

    20 photos

    ... year I was in Nicaragua at this time. Now I am in Peru's big captial city, Lima. Since arriving in Lima, I've found a cool hostel in the Barranco neighborhood called The Point. And my timimg couldn't have been better as they were looking for staff... so, ...

  • 9

    Lounging in Lima

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    ... kinda died for us, we had to go out Sunday night to celebrate my 5 month anniversary of travelling. We went to Barranco, the supposedly hot centre of Lima nightlife with 2 Sams from our hostel. To our dismay it was dead and we settled on a bar with a ...

  • 10

    Mira (sol and flores)

    8 photos

    ... nbsp;Mango's overlooking the Pacific Ocean having a few drinks.  From there Mirasol took me to El Blvd. de Barranco for a few more drinks, it’s a busy street lined with nightlife.  Somehow I managed to meet another amazing ...