Barrio Chino Lima

... de los Amantes (Lovers Park)- hey, after so much time apart we needed some quite sister moments!- and exploring the barrio chino (Chinatown). Peru has the largest Chinese population in all of S.America. Not traditional Peru, but hey, plenty of that to ...

Ni Hao,   Today I had lunch at Barrio Chino (Chinatown) in Lima.  With population of over 1 million Chinese Peruvians, I expected to see many Chinese here.  Unfortunately, I didnt see many for whatever reason.  The Chinatown is ...

... graves like this stuffed together into one big salad!   A highlight of Lima's culture is surely Barrio Chino, where Lima's 8 thousand first-generation Chinese immigrants have made their home.  To our delight, amongst the throngs of packed ...

... point in my TV coma of a childhood. Sorry, not in the mood for a play by play of Lima just yet. I'm having a pretty good time so far, but I'll write it up later. Time to brave the streets on Barrio Chino again, the largest Chinatown in South ...

... classe avec defiles, cris guerriers et musique mais on sent un certain amateurisme, c'est assez rigolo. Apres une ballade dans le Barrio Chino qui n'a rien de chinois nous dejeunons un "poulet fou" (nom que nous donnons a tous les restos de poulets ...

... some in the mock Tudor style, which although beautiful look a little out of place here. The historic district of Lima (Barrio Chino) is most impressive. The colonial Plaza de Armas is probably the most impressive open area and is certainly the ...

... this cathedral. Sam thought it was a photographers dream... For lunch we decided to discover the culinary specialities in Limas Barrio Chino (Chinatown). After careful selection of which restaurant to dine in (the one with all the chinese oldies) we ...

... the city has sprawled up the sides of, and has an illuminated cross on top of it. We strolled through the Barrio Chino, Lima's Chinatown (there's a huge Chinese population in Lima), where we felt as if we'd been catapulted backwards ...

... , el Convento de San Francisco...parece ser que nos perdimos el monumento a Pizarro, pero bueno, ¡tenemos el de Trujillo!...el barrio chino con sus chifas (lo que viene a ser restaurante chino)...el mercado con sus miles de frutas y verduras de todos ...

... of extreme poverty. Crossing the busy Avenida Abancay leads to a commercial district, the heart of which is the Barrio Chino (Chinese quarter). This is very remarkable for the total absence of any Chinese people, although there are many restaurants ...