Lima
Location: The central west coast of Peru.
Area: Lima Metropolitana (Metropolian Lima) 2817 km2
The lowest altitude: 10 feet above sea level (Ancón)
The highest altitude: 2824 feet above sea level (Chosica)
Climate: The city of Lima has a dry climate and half-warm. The highest annual average temperature is of 21,97ºC (71,4ºF) and the lower temperature is of 17ºC (62,7ºF). The temperature increases in the years in which the phenomenon of El Niño is present.
How to get to Lima?
By air
Limas has domestic flights to the main cities of the world and to the cities of Peru, from the International Airport Jorge Chávez (located in the district of Callao, to 30 mints approx from the city of Lima).
By land
It is interconnected by the Carretera Panamericana (Panamericana Road) to all the cities at the coast of Peru, Ecuador and Chile. To the East, the Carretera Central (The Central Road) which allows the communication between the different cities of the mountain range and the central jungle.
The capital of Peru, is a cosmopolitan metropolis, with more than seven millions of inhabitants, it is the entrance to Peru. You will visit the historic center with beautiful colonial buildings which decorate it and declare it as Cultural Heritage of the Humanity; it has some of the best museums of Peru and it also has Pre-Spanish archeological places. The cuisine at Lima occupies a privileged place in the world because its variety, because it contains the cuisine of the entire country, praised by the most renowned gourmet. And also you would enjoy a great variety of cultural shows, folk shows, entertainment centers, luxurious casinos and gambling houses. You will be in touch with many craftsmen of the entire country and you will appreciate their work in the Handmade Centers. In the summer, the beaches located at the south of Lima are recommended.
Lunahuana
It is a district of the province of Cañete, It’s located 50 miles from the city of San Vicente de Cañete. Lunahuana has a dry climate and the sun shines during the most part of the year. Lately, Lunahuana has changed into a paradise of adventure sports such as rafting, paragliding, hiking, mountain bicycle and hang-glider.
It is located 184 km. from Lima, by an asphalted road that runs along the Cañete River, appear a beautiful piece of sky called Lunahuana.
It is the favorite district of Limenians on weekends. It has and altitude of 1,572 feet above sea level and it has 193 Sq miles. It has a wonderful climate. Its average temperature in summer is 89.6 ºF and in winter is 78.8 ºF. Hotels, Cuisine, Sports and the landscape are very good.
To get Cañete from Lima, you can take cars that go to Chincha or Ica, the majority of these buses leave from Jr. Montevideo in El Cercado de Lima (is half block from Av. Abancay).
After having traveled by the Panamericana sur Road for two hours, we will arrive to Cañete. Once being in Cañete, we will travel by Imperial for 15 minutes, where public transportation leaves to Cañete.
If the tourist want a place near to Lima where one can get some rest and get fun, that place is Lunahuana Valley.
How do I get to Lunahuana?
From Cañete, catch a combi to the annex of Imperial (US$ 0.20, 10 minutes); from there, micros run to Lunahuana (US$ 0.70, 30 minutes).
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