Prices in Peru, Medical Tourism and Chifa!

‘Carguy’ recently visited Peru from the United States and was shocked by how affordable everything was… even unexpected emergency health care! Not only were the prices low, but the quality and service, from the assistance at pharmacy, to the quality of the soda, to the nutritiousness of the food, was far above what he was used to. Suffice it to say, Carguy loved Peru!

February 10, 2010 | Opinion

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Huaca Mateo Salado

Found at at the Plaza de la Bandera where the district of Pueblo Libre meets Breña and Lima Cercado, the ruins of five pyramids that make up this Lima Culture complex called Huaca Mateo Salado tower over the surrounding modern houses.

September 10, 2008 | Archaeology, Culture & History, Lima City Guide

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Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú

If you plan to visit only one museum while in Lima it should probably be this one. The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru beats the Museo de la Nacion, which can close for a month or two at a time with little notice, hands down. Located in the district of Pueblo Libre, in the beautiful little plaza, there’s no excuse not to try some of Lima’s world-renowned food while you are there.

August 4, 2008 | Culture & History, Lima City Guide

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El Bolivariano

One of Lima’s classic restaurants along with the Cordano, El Bolivariano sits in the heart of Pueblo Libre, just a short work from the plaza, and is named after the liberation fighter Simón Bolívar who lived here for some time. Occupying two old buildings, one of which was part of an 18th century church, the restaurant has a wonderful rustic atmosphere.

August 3, 2008 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Santiago Queirolo

One of Peru’s many Italian immigrants, Santiago Queirolo Raggio arrived in Magdalena Vieja, now Pueblo Libre, in 1880s. In this time Magdalena Vieja was surrounded by an expanse of countryside and the city of Lima was some distance away by horse.

August 2, 2008 | Lima City Guide, Peruvian Food

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Pueblo Libre

Once a small town outside Lima on the way to the port of Callao, Pueblo Libre still maintains its colonial looks and that small town feel.

Now deep in the centre of the metropolis that is Lima and Callao – one of South America’s biggest cities – Pueblo Libre manages to remain relatively quiet. Only a couple large thoroughfares pass through the district – and the streets just off of these are mostly residential.

August 1, 2008 | Lima City Guide

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Cruz del Viajero

Placed by Franciscan monks in 1672 in the small town of Magdalena Vieja, now Pueblo Libre, the Traveller’s Cross followed a tradition started by Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, a tradition that required the placement of a cross on the main routes to other parts of the country.

July 2, 2008 | Culture & History, Lima City Guide

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