Top Museums in Cusco and Free Access Museums

Top Museums in Cusco | Unveil the best paid and free museums in Cusco to learn more about the former capital city of the Inca Empire instead of just wandering on your own, most of them have a tour guide at site keen to show the best of Cusco, some of them are even for free, check below a list of must-seen museums recommended by most tour guides, historians and serious travel guides.


1. Best Paid Museums in Cusco

1.1 Qoricancha Temple

museums in cusco: qoricancha temple

This temple was a big ceremonial religious center for the Andean society, similar to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the Muslim people, as you may imagine the Indigenous people living in Cusco or on the Andes had a lot of sense of religion, therefore they would venerate may deities or living energies such as the sun, moon or even some animals. At this temple, we had the physical representation of the pre-Hispanic deities by using precious stones and metals; Nowadays you can still see the stone remains of the Temple of the Sun.

Qori (Quechua language) means Gold and Cancha (Quechua language) means a flat enclosed place, so we can say that this was a gold-plated temple and also many chroniclers have said the same thing.

Useful Info:

  • Address: Avenida el Sol with Santo Domingo Street, in front of Palacio del Inka hotel.
  • Opening Hours: Monday thru Saturday from 9 am to 5:30 pm and Sunday from 2 pm until 5:30 pm.
  • Entry price: 15 soles or 5 USD approx. per person.

1.2 Our Lady of Mercy Church or La Merced Church

museums in cusco: our lady of mercy chruch

The Church was built at the beginning of the 17th century but unfortunately destroyed by the earthquake in 1650, lucky rebuilt within 20 years. Completely decorated by using Andean Baroque as the main artistic theme for extravagancy and evangelization purposes, the benches in the main nave still dates back to the colonial period made out form cedarwood and both the church itself and the convent are fully decorated with canvases. Apart from this at this site, you will see the bone remains of Diego de Almagro father and also his Sun known at “El Mozo” both of them were Spanish conquerors who have been killed during the civil war between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro back in 1542.

Useful Info:

  • Address: Calle Mantas 121 at Plazoleta Espinar.
  • Opening Hours: Monday thru Saturday from 8 am to 12:20 pm and 2 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • Service Hours: Monday thru Saturday from 5 pm to 8 pm and On Sundays from 6 am to 1 pm and 6pm to 8 pm.
  • Entrance fee: 6 soles or 2 USD approx. per person.

1.3 Inka Museum

museums in cusco: museo inka

The museum was implemented in one of the most notable colonial houses in Cusco city know as Casonas (Big Colonial Houses, some of them are mansion looking ones). The House was built at the beginning of the 17th and belonged to a very aristocratic Spanish family Don Francisco Aldrete Maldonado, however, the earthquake in 1650 really damaged most of the colonials buildings, therefore, Don Pedro Peralta de los Ríos rebuilt the house and once again destroyed by the earthquake in 1950 and it was rebuilt by the National University of Cusco city.

The house displays the best the Inca culture in terms of textilery, architecture, ceramic, astronomy, mommies, weapons and agriculture.

Useful Info:

  • Address: Calle Ataúd 154, close to the Plaza de Armas.
  • Opening Hours: Monday thru Friday from 8 am to 6 pm | Saturdays and holidays from 8 am to 4 pm.
  • Entrance fee: 10 soles or 3 USD approx. per person. | Students 5 soles per person.

1.4 Pre-Columbian art museum

museums in cusco: precolombian art of museum

Back at the Inca period, there were two high schools or learning houses, the first one was known as Yachay Wasi located next to the main square and the other one known as Amaru Cata which was located on the eastern side of the city, when the Spaniards arrived in the Inca city the converted the Amaru Cata high school into the Santa Cara Monastery. In the 17th century, the building was acquired by Luis Jeronimo Cabrera, whose surname remained with the building until today.

This historical monument was purchased in 1981 by the Continental Bank. Revived and packaged in its 2000 square meters by the Foundation, Cabrera House became the Pre-Columbian Art Museum of Cusco is the first and only museum dedicated to outstand the art of the ancient pre-Colombian cultures of Peru.

Useful Info:

  • Address: Plazolta Nazarenas 231.
  • Opening Hours: Monday thru Sunday from 09 am to 10 pm.
  • Entrance fee: 20 soles or 7 USD approx. per person. | Foreign Students 10 soles or 3 USD | Peruvian Students 5 soles or 2 USD

1.5 Santa Catalina Museum

museums in cusco: monastery of santa catalina

Back at the Inca Period right at this place where the Museum is located nowadays, there was the Accallawasi building where Locals, mainly women were in charge of mass-producing weapons, uniforms, agricultural tools, ceramics and more according to Maria Rostworowski, a very famous historian, then there was a factory in the southern part of Cusco city plaza.

Once the Spaniards arrived, the monastery was established back in 1601 as part of the Dominican order, nowadays this is an awesome place to learn more about the evangelization process over the indigenous societies.

Useful Info:

  • Address: Santa Catalina 401.
  • Opening Hours: Monday thru Saturday from 08:30 am to 5:30 pm. | Sundays from 2 pm to 5 pm.
  • Entrance fee: 8 soles or 3 USD approx. per person | Students 4 soles or 1.50 USD.

1.6 Museum of Religious Art

museums in cusco: religous art, archbishop palace

Back in the pre-Inca period in 700 AD, there was a very advanced civilization known as Wari, who built a very well implemented city by also using as main material stones, one of them is the Inca Roca Palace, a green diorite stone-based building and belonged to a pre-Inca chief. In the 11 hundreds, a group of people from the Titicaca lake arrived at the valley of Cusco to conquer the locals which indeed this happen, this expedition was commanded by Manco Capac who later on became the first Inca King and by the 12 hundreds this pre-Inca resident became the palace of Inca Roca.

In 1534 the Spaniards arrived and the made the Inca palace into the Archbishop palace by still keeping the Inca stone foundations. The colonial religious palace has a beautiful renaissance patio with stone arches and tiles on the walls, and in the middle, the “stately pool” is adorned, located in a preferential place. It is recognized because among its walls there is the “The Stone of 12 Angles”

Useful Info:

  • Location: Herrajes 38, block from the Plaza de Armas.
  • Opening Hours: Monday thru Saturday only from 10 am to 6 pm.
  • Entrance fee: 15 soles or 5 USD approx. per person | Students 7.50 soles or 2 USD.

2. Best Free Museums in Cusco

2.1 Choco Museo Cusco

Chocolate museum cusco

You can have a wonderful day without paying nothing, we invite you to the Choco Museo. They have very interactive Workshops about how to make chocolate from beans to bars.

You are parents, you don´t find many options for your kids, your kids really want to experience Cusco as kids(by not taking tours for adults), well the guys from choc museo have kids-friendly choco tours so that your little ones can also have a cool day!

Useful Info:

  • Location: Calle Garcilaso 210, one block from the Plaza de Armas.
  • Opening Hours: every day from 8 am to 8:30 pm.
  • Entrance fee: Free!

2.2 Museo del Café

coffee museum cusco

Peru is the 3rd largest coffee producing country in Latin America, how came not to visit the Museum of Cafe in Cusco, considering that Cusco is a region that also has the Amazon or the Rainforest where lots of farmers, mainly indigenous families cultivate and produce top-quality coffee. At this museum, the friendly hosts will teach you about the cultivation, the harvest and how it is fermented and how locals do dry the coffee to obtain the best-selected coffee beans.

You will also take part in workshops where the experts will teach about what else can you prepare with coffee! (Not just expressos or lates but also desserts).

Useful Info:

  • Location: Calle Espaderos N° 136, next to the Plaza de Armas!
  • Opening Hours: Monday thru Saturday from 10 am to 11 pm | Sundays from 9 am to 10:30 pm.
  • Entrance fee: Free!

2.3 Museo del Pisco Cusco

pisco museum cusco

Join the Pisco Museums in Cusco, a very educational and fun way of learning about Peru National drink: Pisco, the museums are operated by passionate and experts team in the arts of pisco elaboration. In general, pisco is to be savoured and appreciated among friends. It is a drink that brings smiles and happiness, camaraderie and spirit.

At this hot spot you will learn about the history of Pisco, where and how is Pisco made? What grapes are used? etc.

Your expert “Pisquero” will also recommend you the best brands of Pisco!

Useful Info:

  • Location: Santa Catalina Ancha 398, in front Marriot Hotel.
  • Opening Hours: Monday thru Thursday from 10 am to 10 pm | Friday thru Saturday from10 am to 11 pm.
  • Entrance fee: Free!

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Ollantaytambo Ruins in Cusco, Peru — Cyclopean Inca Ruins

1. History:

Ollantaytambo Ruins Cusco Peru | According to Spanish chroniclers such as Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, this architectural precinct dates bakc to the 15th century when Pachaquteq converted a chiefdom to an Empire.

Ollantaytambo Ruins Cusco Peru

There is a very famous literary work from the Inca period known as “Ollantay“, the work is set in the years that Pachaquteq reigned and indicates that General Ollantay became a rebel man against the Emperor Pachaquteq(Ollantay fell in love with Pachacuteq´s daughter however the emperor never gives the permission to court on her daughter because Ollantay was not a noble blood man), but Ollantay loses many battles and entrenches himself in this place with thousands of soldiers, giving rise to the name of the city: Ollantaytambo, literally means The trenchif Ollantay.

Other intellectuals such as Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino point out that the name comes from the Aymara language: Ullantawi: which means a Watchtower, this was the name of this city until the Quechua ethnic group took control of this town in the 15th century and changed the nunciation was changed to Ollantaytambo.

Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino

Ollantaytambo fulfilled a ceremonial function back in the Inca Period, the terraces that are located in the upper part of the old Ollantaytambo were dedicated to Deities such as The Sun, consider that in the Inca period there were lands exclusively dedicated to the Gods and were carved by the Yanaconas (People who had the perpetual obligation to work in agriculture, livestock, ceramics or other activities).

The other function of this city was the control of products that came from the jungle such as Coca leaves and coco beans, we mean that this was a checkpoint – Consider that there was no money therefore no monetary taxation system in the Inca period. Taxes needed to be paid in different forms such as working on agriculture.


2. Architecture of Ollantaytambo:

The lithic architecture is the one facts that outstands the most for visitors, some of those lithic pieces can weigh up to more than 100 tons.

Architecture of Ollantaytambo

Each piece was carved individually, all the pieces were brought from the Káchik’ata quarry, which is located almost 3 km away – Ollantaytambo and the quarry are separated by the Vilcanota River.

The stones had to be broken into lighter pieces in the quarry by using expansion through fire, contraction by water, and friction through percussion, they used bronze hammers and meteorite stones.

Then the lithic pieces were moved down the mountain to the Vilcanota river by using gravity and the ramps; They used hundreds of specialized people, llama and alpaca fibre ropes, sand, wood rollers and stone rollers were used on the ramps for pulling the stones.

To transport the stone over the river, this process had to be carried out in the dry season (April to September), then the river had to be channeled to one side and the stone moved to that place, then the river was channeled again the opposite side and thus finish the transfer of the stone to the other side of the river.

From the Vilcanota river, the stone had to be moved to the top of the mountain. For the temple of the Sun the stones had to be placed vertically, however, there is no much space to move cyclopean stones(more than 100 tones) but they were still capable to place the stones(6 big stones), however, they were not able to fit them very close, there are small narrow vertical spaces in between the 6 big stones, these spaces were covered with thin stones. Please See the Image Below:

The Temple of the Sun


3. Details – Important facts of Ollantaytambo:


3.1 Description

Ollantaytambo as attraction is divided into two locations:

  1. The Inca-Colonial city of Ollantaytambo that still maintains its culture and idiosyncrasy from the Inca period, as well as its language: Quechua. This part of the city still maintains the urban layout from the Inca Architects, however many of the houses are from the spanish period.
    Inca-Colonial city of Ollantaytambo
  2. The dead city of Ollantaytambo – No locals live in this old city but there are many tourists exploring the terraces, temples of this site and the ramp.
    Ollantaytambo Old Inca City


3.2 Where is it located and what is the weather like?

It is located on the northeast of Cusco, 90 Kilometers away from Cuzco at 2792 meters above sea level, the average temperature is 18 ° C, so don´t worry about high altitude sickness, consider that Cusco is at 3400 meters above sea level.


3.3 Where is Ollantaytambo on Google Maps?




3.4 Schedules – Opening Hours for Ollantaytambo:

The archaeological part can be visited every day, from 8am to 5pm.


3.5 What is the price to access Ollantaytambo?

Prices may vary, depending on whether you are peruvian or foreigner, student or you belong to the Andean Community.

Tourist Ticket Cusco – Boleto Turístico Cusco

In any case, you will require to buy the Tourist Ticket or “Boleto Turistico”, the price for peruvians is 70 Soles and for Foreigners is 130 Soles, it can be cheaper if you only buy the Partial Tourist Ticket.

For more information about the Tourist Ticket Cusco,  you can aslo buy the ticket Avenida el Sol 185 or the same attraction but sometimes the Partial Tickets are sold out when you buy at the same attraction. Please bring local curreny for the ticket.

Important: You don´t need to pay for visitng the Inca-Colonial city, the Tourist Ticket is used to enter the ruins of Ollantaytambo, the old city.


4. How to get from Cusco to Ollantaytambo ruins? Transportation, Schedules


4.1 By Van, Bus, Minibus, Colectivo, Taxi, Uber

There are many ways to do it, but we recommend that you go to Calle Pavitos in the historic center of Cusco, there you will find many Vans (Minibuses), they leave every 10 to 15 minutes, you will find them from 6am to 7pm. – Pay an average of 10 Soles.



If you take a taxi, the price is an average of 150 Soles, you can find them in the Regocijo square, but we don´t recommend them because they normally over-charge, if you really want a Taxi, use Uber.


5. How to get from Ollantaytambo to Santa Teresa, Hidroeléctrica and Aguas Calientes?

  1. We recommend booking a tourist train ticket (remember that you cannot buy a Local train ticket for Aguas Calientes unless you are Peruvian). Buy your train ticket in advance from Peru Rail or Inca Rail in Cusco city or Online.
  2. There are no public busus to get to Santa Teresa or Hydroelectric, therefore we recommend you buy your Bus tickets in Cusco or Ollantantaytambo via a Tour Agency. Many people prefer Buses because they are cheap compared to trains, however don´t forget that no Bus will take you to the city of Aguas Calientes, all buses drop you off at the hidroelectric, you will have to walk from the Hydroelectric to Aguas Calientes for about 3 hours.
  3. We recommend you buy your Bus or Train tickets in advance through a travel agency, don´t worry, we don´t want to sell you anything, but it is much more practical to contact a travel agency, considering that sometimes the queues are endless, sure that you will pay a few Dollars more, but nothing is more valuable than your tranquility. It’s all up to you!

6. What to do and visit in Ollantaytambo? Activities?

The town’s population is very small, it does not exceed 15 thousand inhabitants, which also gives us aclue to understand that the city is small, therefore the activities to be carried out are limited, however very enjoyable, below we recommend some of them:

Guinea Pigs in the Kitchen

  1. Visit the Ollantaytambo ruins, especially the Temple of the Sun
  2. Take a walk on your own in the Inca-Colonial city
  3. Visit a “Cuyeria”(the place where they breed the guinea pigs), many houses still breed guinea pigs in their kitchens, thus maintaining the Andean tradition, remember that guinea pigs in Peru were domesticated 7 thousand years ago to be eaten – They are not Pets!
  4. Visit a traditional restaurant and order something typical of the city with Chicha de Jora(fermented alcoholic beverage based on corn)
  5. You can also do Experiential Tourism, there are many families that offer this type of very trendy activity, that helps to better distribute wealth for the families that have the least, basically the indigenous communities.

7. What Lodgings and Accommodations are there in Ollantaytambo?


7.1 Recommended Hotels

  1. Terra Nostra
  2. Las Portadas
  3. Peru Quechua´s Lodge

7.2 Recommended Hostels

  1. Mama Simona
  2. Ollantaytampu Hostel Patacalle
  3. Hostal Chaska Wasi

8. What Restaurants and Bars are there in Ollantaytambo?


9. Where is the train station of Ollantaytambo?

The Ollantaytambo train station is located on Avenida Ferrocarril, about 10 minutes maximum on foot, if you have luggage, don’t worry, the city has many “Motorbike taxis”, hire one of them and pay about 5 Soles!

Note!

This Blog was written by the team of Cusco Free Walking Tour

12 Angled Stone Cusco — Twelve-angled stone — 12 Sided Rock

1. History

The 12 Angled Stone in Cusco Peru | There are no writings by indigenous or spanish chroniclers about this stone under any connotation, this is because the Inca society had stone, mud and straw as their main resource for their buildings, this fact made the Inca societies and even pre-incas knowledgeable in masonry, we are sure that when the Spanish arrived they saw many stones with different shapes and / or carvings, which is why the 12 angled stone did not call much attention from the chroniclers. You can see other stones with many more angles such as the 20 angled stone or 32 angled stone in Qoricancha.

Therefore from the historical point of view, what is pointed out about the place are based on the collective memories, science and studies carried out by well-known researchers for Peruvian anthropology, history and archeology such as Federico Kaufman, Julio Cesar Tello or María Rostworowski.

2. Architecture and Measurements

There is no doubt that the Incas were experts in masonry for the abundance of lithic resources as well as the Vikings in carpentry because of the wood abundance(trees).

The 12 Angled Stone is very famous because of its carving and perfect fitting system into 12 surrounding stones around this piece.

The First Stone: Many Guides point out that this lithic unit was the “Mother Stone or the First Stone” placed for the construction of this Inca Palace, some tour guides also tell visitors that removing this stone from that wall would necessarily require dismantling the whole palace. We don´t doubt that there has been a first stone placed for this building, which must be at the foundation, which is not visible and nor it is known which stone that is!

To remove the 12 angled stone from the wall, di does not necessarily require destroying the entire palace, it would be enough to disassemble 10 to 15 lithic pieces from the wall, it is a technical matter, anyone can realize that observing the wall.

Measurements: The 12 angled stone is approximately 1 meter high and 1.20 meters long, it is not gigantic stone as many people would think.

Weight and Type of Stone: According to the measurements and the type of stone, it weighs about 6 tons. It is a volcanic stone called green diorite, which means it is the lava of a volcano.

Carving and Transportation: There was a quarry located in San Blas neighbourhood (Tok’o Cachi neighbourhood in the Inca period), this quarry is very close to this palace, in the quarry the stone had to be broken using the expansion by fire, contraction by water, and friction by percussion, which was made with harder stones and bronze tools. The transportation of this stone was done by using ramps, ropes, wooden rollers and many people. The Carving of the stone was done using sand and harder meteoric stones – abrasion.

3. Legend of the 12 Sided Stone

There is no legend about specifically this stone, however many people relate the number of the angles to the 12 disciples of Jesus or the 12 months of the year. We believe that those are simple speculations that are not based on real writings of any chronicler, nor there is any essay from nowadays about this possible correlation.

In the writings of Felipe Huaman Poma de Ayala, entitled the “New Chronicle and Good Government”, the indigenous chronicler tries to illustrate that pre-Hispanic societies, especially the Inca, were already “Christians” before the arrival of the Spaniards, the chronicler points out that the Inca society had a social order with a human face based on principles of reciprocity and redistribution that the Ayllus (communities) use to practiced. Ideed he tries to make this correlation to disqualify the political, religious and economic decisions done against the indigenous people at the beginning of the colonial period by the Spanish, implying that in the Inca period, there was a society with more human values “Christians”. But he doesn´t mean anything about the twelve Incas and their correlation with the twelve apostles of Jesus, not even as a legend.

In conclusion there is no legend like “Inkarri” about the stone of the 12 angled stone, but speculation.

4. Details – Important information about the 12 Angled Stone

4.1 Description and Meaning

The 12-angled stone has a deep cultural meaning to the Locals and a crucial importance for the tourism sector; This fact is thanks to the physical characteristics of the stone, the polishing, the setting, the number of angles, the type of stone and the beautiful high relief that can be clearly seen. There is no doubt that if you are in Cusco, don´t miss this place!

4.2 Where is it located? Location? Map?

This lithic piece is located in the historic center of Cusco about 150 meters from the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, on Hatun Rumiyok street (means street with large stones). This monument or palace dates from the Inca period, it is calculated that it was built in the mid-13th century for the Inca emperor Rocca.

This street is described as a street today, however in the Inca period, this corridor was one of the four roads called Qápaq Ñan (there were four royal roads, one for each region or cardinal ponit), this road network connected the Cusco with the Antisuyo or the jungle region (one of the four regions), this road network was crucial because the coca leaf came from this region, a very precious asset for the noble class, who used to use these leaves for ceremonies.

4.3 At what times can you visit? Schedules

The 12 sided Stone is open to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days of the week, we recommend visiting the place at night, starting at 9pm, after this time there are not many people trying to take a photo with the stone. Don´t forget that if you visit this place there will be many people waiting to take a photo, consider also that Hatun Rumiyoq street is extremely narrow because it was never designed to be a street in the Inca period.

4.4 What is the price of this place?

Good news! We tell you that visiting this place is 100% Free, you don´t have to pay anything, you donp´t need to buy the Tourist Ticket.

5. How to get to the 12 Angled stone?

The historical center of Cusco is small, so if your accommodation is located in the historic center, go to Hatun Rumiyoc street on foot, you can make in 20 minutes, otherwise take a taxi, pay an average of 5 Soles.

6. How to visit the 12 Angled Stone?

In the 12 Angled Stone, you are not required to have a tour guide, so you can do it on your own, if you need a Private Guided Tour, please contact us, if you want to join a guided group tour, we recommend you joinming a FREE Tour in Cusco in English and ask your Guide to show you the 12 angled stone, check out thousands of reviews HERE.

Important: If you take a private tour to the 12 angled stone, we can also show you, the 13 Angle Stone, The Puma, The Condor and The Serpent that are represented in this Inca palace, you decide!

7. Places Close to the 12 Angled Stone:

8. To consider

If you visit the 12 angled stone, don´t touch it because the hands carry many bacterias that can damage the stone in future times. Remember that this stone is considered Cultural Heritage of the Peruvian Nation.

Circuit of Beaches: Costa Verde Beaches of Miraflores, Lima, Barranco and Chorrillos

Costa Verde Miraflores Beaches | Lima is the only capital of South America with access to the sea and the Costa Verde is the most important beach circuit in Lima and Peru. It has an extension of 6 kilometers, and the route passes through the districts of Chorrillos, Barranco, Miraflores, San Isidro, Magdalena and San Miguel.

Lima green coast Peru

Costa Verde is a circuit of Pacific beaches, it is attributed the name of “Costa Verde” for being located on the Pacific coast that has outstanding vegetation, especially on the cliffs. One of the characteristics of this circuit is that it is located under the cliff, several meters high that separates it from the city, so access must be known.

On the tour of the Costa Verde you can find a wide variety of spaces for practicing sports, recreational and tourist activities, such as surfing, paragliding, tennis courts, volleyball, parking lots, concert areas, restaurants, areas for fishing, hiking, walking, among other.

1. La Costa Verde (Green Coast) and its Beaches

There are more than 20 beaches throughout its extension of Costa Verde, where you can spend your days at any time of the year, although during the summer months the attendance is greater.

What beaches exist on the Costa Verde?

  • Agua Dulce: It is located in the Chorrillos district, it is one of the best known in the city of Lima, currently it has a great and modern boardwalk, so access to it is easy, which further increases the amount of visitors.
  • La Herradura: It is another popular beach of the Costa Verde circuit in the Chorrillos district, it has a very attractive sea, it is ideal for experienced surfers but not for beginners.
  • Los Delfines: This beautiful beach is located in the Miraflores district, here you can see the presence of stones instead of sand. It has been classified as a very healthy beach by the Ministry of Health, therefore it is the beach that we recommend, especially if you want a quiet place with fewer people!
  • Barranquito: As its name announces it is located in the Barranco district. This spa is visited by surfers who are attracted by its waves, these waves are characterized by being of the breaking type at the tip and often deceive those who try to enjoy its benefits, this because its waves are accompanied by stones that hinder Enjoy this sport to the fullest, but if you are an expert we are sure that you will have a great time. Not recommended for beginners.
  • Los Yuyos: It is also located in the bohemian district of Barranco, its waters are calm to enjoy without scares, this beach is recommended for beginners in Surfing. On this beach it is common to develop various national championships of Jet Ski and Hawaiian canoes, calling the massive turnout of vacationers, who have one more reason to come to enjoy the Pacific Sea.
  • Waikiki: It is located at the foot of Bajada Balta in the Miraflores district and is ideal for both intermediate and experienced surfers.
Costa Verde beaches in Lima

2. Additional information about the Green Coast

Although it was conceived as a large recreational space, with the construction of the beach circuit it has become a rapid transit route, changing its original concept. Currently there is an ambitious project to build a cruise port in this place, those who defend the project point out that the disembarkation of tourists in Miraflores would help the best operation of tourism, currently all cruises run aground in Callao and it is definitely very complicated for tourists get from Callao to downtown Lima or Miraflores. People who do not defend this project point out that it would alter the characteristic tranquility of this beach!

3. What is the route to access the Miraflores and Barranco Beaches?

There are many ways to access the Costa Verde beaches (Miraflores), pedestrian as well as vehicular, we recommend Bajada Balta either by car or on foot!

If you are in Barranco, use the Bajada de Baños!

4. Restaurants on the Costa Verde

You can find sophisticated restaurants located in front of the sea, which have terraces and atmospheres that are ideal for an unforgettable evening, for example the Rosa Náutica.

5. Where can I find a Tourist Guide for the Costa Verde?

We recommend contacting us so that you can get to know the Miraflores boardwalk and also show you the beaches of the green coast.