Posts tagged "chorrillos"

Before & after the beach [Featured]

Before & after the beach [Featured]

Rachel Gamarra tells an enjoyable tale of an average day living next to one of Lima’s city beaches, and the chaos that ensues when thousands of people try to make their journeys home all at the same time. A must-read…

March 1, 2009 | Commentary/Opinion

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Dinosaurs in Peru

Dinosaurs in Peru

Though they disappeared millions of years ago, the vestiges of their existence are evident today in the form of fossils. These remains are the objects of study for palaeontologists who recognise, clean and classify them like pieces of a puzzle, giving us an idea of how the prehistoric would would have looked like.

August 28, 2008 | History

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Destruction of Lima’s architectural heritage [Featured]

Destruction of Lima’s architectural heritage [Featured]

Lima grows ever higher. In districts like Miraflores, Chorrillos, Barranco and San Isidro are loosing more and more of of their traditional homes, the majority of which built in the early 1900s. They are forced to make way for grand towers and modern apartments that ignore the style of the surrounding area and simply don’t fit. Worse still many defy urban-planning rules implemented by local municipalities.

August 19, 2008 | Lima City Guide, Modern Peru

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Morro Solar

Morro Solar

The Morro Solar of Chorrillos was the scene of a battle, was once an exclusive beach resort in the 1800s and nowadays is home to an observatory, some monuments and the exclusive Regatta’s club.

March 17, 2008 | Lima City Guide, Modern Peru

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Chorrillos

Chorrillos

Chorrillos is a southern district in Lima that runs along the beach then over and behind the Morro Solar. It’s an interesting place to walk and take photos. There are old buildings that survived the marauding Chileans, a modern malecón that looks beautiful in the sun, an ocean filled with fishing boats and a beach full of restaurants in which you can eat their catch.

May 24, 2007 | Lima City Guide

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Cevichería Sonia

Cevichería Sonia

One of Lima’s most famous ceviche restaurants is Sonia. It is a small, humble and hidden place bellow the large rocky wall of sand that reaches out into the ocean in Chorrillos.

May 22, 2007 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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