Most visitors to Peru barely see Lima. It’s just an intermediate stop on the way to Machu Picchu. We stayed a week and a half and hardly covered all the sights and the delicious eateries Lima, offers. We stayed in the Barranco District of Lima. Barranco is known at the Bohemian are with it’s colorful historical buildings and quaint eateries. It was the perfect to relax and enjoy Lima.
We stayed for 7 nights in a charming Airbnb owned by Francesco and Carmen called Casa Nuestra. Casa Nuestra Airbnb
View from the rooftop of Casa Nuestra
Jeff and Joeri, a sweet Dutch girl we meet at the Airbnb enjoying a picnic meal on the rooftop patio
Breakfast each morning
We spent a lot of our time in the Barranco District, experiencing much of what it had to offer. Many of the places we visited to arranges for interviews for the Savory Road Radio features.
Barranco street
Barranco street
Ceviche with Grilled Green Octopus at Cana Ranta
Jeff enjoying a Peruvian Beer at Cana Ranta, Lima
Visiting and Cafe Bisetti and tour of roasting room.
Coffee and Passion Fruit Pie at Cafe Bisetti,
A view onto the main plaza of Barranco
Colorful Murals
Barranco is bordered by the Pacific Ocean. A walking path for a romantic stroll
Beer Flight at the Barranco Beer Company. Savory Road Radio Feature LISTEN
Lunch at Wari Wari Cafe
Old Colonial Buildings of Barranco, Lima
Having our first Chifa (Peruvian Chinese) lunch.