CREOLE LIMA 03D/02N. IN DOUBLE ACCOMODATION FOR US$ 247.00

7. - TOUR: Creole Lima.                      Length of the Tour: 3 days and 2 nights.                       CODE: LC1006
Places to Visit: Lima (City tour + Pachacamac City + Mamacona).

Day 01: LIMA. Pick up from Airport of Lima to Hotel, accomodation in the hotel, Meeting for the information to the tours.

Tour around Colonial and Modern Lima.
This excursion offers the best combination of the differents attractions in Lima and its three historical periods: pre-hispanic, colonial and contemporary.In Lima, there were several different pre-columbian cultures which are dated thousands of years back. Lima was part of the Inca Empire until was founded by the spaniard Francisco Pizarro on the 18th. of January, 1535. During our guided tour we will travel along its millenary history.
ANCESTRAL LIMA. At the Huaca Pucllana, an archaeological precint build in the IV century A.C., we will have a panoramic view of this magnificent ceremonial and administrative centre which was considered by the Incas a holy village. We will learn about the life and rituals of its ancient inhabitants and admire its typical piramidal building, very characteristic of sacred pre-hispanic edifications which were adored in the coast of Perú.
COLONIAL LIMA. The peruvian Viceroyalty was the most important one in the Spanish Empire and Lima was its capital. The highlights of its historical centre are its architecture and the urban design of the city, found in thold streets filled with colonial houses adorned with moorish-style balconies. Our trip includes the Paseo de la Republica (Promenade of the Republic), Plaza San Martin(San Martin Square) and the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), with their different buildings: Palacio de Gobierno(Government Palace), Palacio Arzobispal the (Archibishop's Palace), the Basilica Catedral (Cathedral Basilica) and the Palacio Municipal (Municipal Palace).
In its historic centre we shall visit one of its most beaautiful buildings, the Museum of the Banco Central de Reserva, where we can admire Perú's treasures: a fine selection of objects made in gold, ceramics and textiles of its different pre-columbian cultures, ranging since their origins to Inca times (1).We will enter the monumental Convento de San Francisco (Convent of Saint Francis), which displays the biggest collection of religious art in America. We can admire the Choir Room and the Monks’ Library, the Sacristy, with its collection of Zurbaran and Rivera paintings. The Big Patio of the Main Cloister, decorated with sevillan tyles from the XVI century, its beautiful moorish arches and its subterranean crypts known as The Catacombs, where you will feel the presence of Lima's colonial past.
CONTEMPORARY LIMA. Visit to the most traditional residential areas in the capital: The Olive Grove of San Isidro, Miraflores and Larco Mar, distinctive tourist centre of contemporary Lima.
Tour por Lima Colonial y Moderna.
Day 02: LIMA. Tour ciudadela de Pachacamac + Mamacona (para ver el caballo de paso peruano) Traslado a su Hotel.
Pachacamac City.
PACHACAMAC guided tour of the splendid and vast archaeological citadel of Pachacamac, the temple of the deity, Pachacamac, believed to be the creator of the universe and a divinity adored by old Andean civilizations. A sacred and ceremonial site dating back to the beginnings of Christianity where thousands of pilgrims converged to pay tribute and consult the Pachacamac oracle, who they believed could see the past, the future and people’s fate.
The site comprises pyramidal temples and enclosures built by successive pre-Colombian civilizations and finally the Incas. Highlights include the Temple of Pachacamac, the Sun God shrine, and the Palace of the Chosen Women or Virgins of the Sun.At the site museum there is an idol of the deity, Pachacamac, which couldn’t be seen by the profane, and was reserved for the high priests who kept, revered and interpreted the divine oracle in the old times. A sacred site, the temple was considered to be part of the planet’s mystical axis.
Mamacona Tour.
HACIENDA MAMACONA. At 20 minutes away from Lima, on Km. 25 of South Pan American Highway, in a journey towards Lurin, is located the traditional Hacienda Mamacona, a place full of mysticism, culture and tradition, where you will enjoy an unsurpassable show.
THE PERUVIAN PASO HORSE. This noble animal, unique in its breed, is characterized by the elegance of its gait; a manner of treading, that is more like dancing. We offer you to enjoy the beautiful animals and the skilful work of the “chalanes”, trainers and horse riders in a show full of grace and fineness. Return to the Hotel.
Day 04: LIMA. Transportation from Hotel to Airport. Connection to International or National Flights.