CENTRAL COAST · PERU

Lima, layer upon layer

Viceroyal in the historic center, bohemian in Barranco, ancient just a few hours away in Caral, contemporary in its cuisine. Each layer stands on its own, and together they explain why the city is back on the world's culinary map. As a DMC in Lima, ANDINA by Rixner designs incentive trips and corporate events between the historic centre, Barranco and one of the best cuisines in the world.

THE HISTORIC CITY

Three layers, one city

From the viceregal center to bohemian Barranco, and from there to a pre-Inca civilization a few hours away: Lima embodies the different eras of the country.

— The historic center

Founded by the Spanish in January 1535 and named Ciudad de los Reyes, Lima organizes its historic center—a World Heritage Site—around the Plaza Mayor. Beneath the convent of San Francisco, colonial catacombs hold the remains of thousands of people from the viceregal era.

Barranco

Lima's bohemian neighborhood is crossed by the Bridge of Sighs, surrounded by colorful houses and street art, where a large part of the city's contemporary art galleries are concentrated.

— Caral, a day trip from Lima

About three hours north of Lima, Caral brings together a city of more than 5,000 years old, built before the pyramids of Egypt, and without weapons or walls of war.

THE WORLD TABLE

The gastronomic capital of South America

Lima has two restaurants that have held the number one spot in the world, and in 2026 it will host the ceremony that crowns them for the first time.

THE MARKET

The kitchen that begins at the market

From the fish dripping with seawater to the well-made pisco sour, the Lima table is best understood up close.

— The market and the ceviche

At the Surquillo Market, the fish for the ceviche of the day still arrives dripping with seawater. The fisherman announces what arrived that morning, and the chef decides on the ceviche based on that.

- Food tour

Combine a market, a picantería, and a chef's table experience into a single outing, complete with a guide who introduces each dish before it arrives at the table.

— Pisco tasting in hotels

Several hotels in Lima offer guided pisco tastings, comparing different varieties of pisco grapes before closing with a well-made pisco sour.

THE TRADITION

What the coastal haciendas preserved

Amid exhibitions of Paso horses, Creole gastronomy, and pre-Hispanic art collections, Lima's stately tradition remains intact.

Larco Museum

Housed in a colonial mansion surrounded by gardens, it brings together one of the country's most complete collections of pre-Columbian ceramics, along with a gallery dedicated to Moche erotic art. Several nights a week it is open late, with the garden illuminated.

— Peruvian Paso horse show, with lunch

The Peruvian Paso horse has a unique gait, smooth even at a trot, developed over generations in the coastal haciendas. Several of these haciendas offer an exhibition along with a traditional Creole lunch and marinera dance.

Meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions

One destiny, one encounter: Lima