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Alameda Chabuca Granda

Alameda Chabuca Granda is a pedestrian strip behind the Government Palace featuring street entertainment and snacks. In these blocks you’ll

Why is this site called “Lima City of Kings?” “Ciudad de los Reyes” is one of Lima’s nicknames, along with

Perseid Press has recently released a book I wrote which deals with my misadventures while living and working in Lima,

Bar Maury, pictured above, invented the Pisco Sour in the early 1900s when an American guest asked for a whiskey

Peru’s plutonium-colored soda, Inca Kola, tastes like bubblegum. Started by a British family in the 1930s, the brand is now

Chicha Morada is a juice made by boiling purple corn, pineapple and apple, then adding lime, sugar and cinnamon. It

Suspiro de Limeña may be the namesake, but by popularity Picarones are the undisputed champion of Lima desserts. The fried

Suspiro de Limeña, or Lima Woman’s Sigh, is a parfait made of condensed milk, eggs, and sweet-red-wine meringue. It’s served