Aerial view of Lima
talk about archeology Peru is to talk about Denise Pozzi-Escot . For more than 40 years she has been one of the leading professionals in charge of numerous excavations. She has written books and articles, has taught classes around the world and even helped draft laws with the National Archeology Commission to protect heritage. Her mission: rebuild the past in order to project to a better future
This interview is part of "The World Made Local", a global project of Condé Nast Traveler in the seven international editions, which gives voice to 100 people in 100 countries to discover why their own territory should be your next destination.
Tell us about Peru that you frequent.
I live in Lime, the capital, one of the few capitals in Latin America that is on the edge of the sea. The city has a historic center protected by UNESCO, although only in Lima there are more than 200 "huacas", or pre-Hispanic archaeological sites that are part of the landscape of the capital. Added to the rest of the archaeological sites in Peru, there are a total of more than 100,000, some with a history that dates back more than 3,000 years. In addition to all this, there is our natural landscape that includes the coastal desert, Andean highlands, and the Amazon . More than 40 different languages are spoken in our country.
Peruvian cuisine is very attractive. Where would you take us to eat?
There are too many delicious places to name just in Lima! That said, for a creole breakfast there are good places like MÓ-Coffee, in San Isidro, known for its brunches. the Chinese, in Miraflores It also serves good breakfasts. For lunch, after a stroll through the traditional barranco neighborhood, this isolina with traditional Creole dishes. amaz who works jungle kitchen or maid, specializing in Nikkei cuisine. To eat a delicious ceviche and a variety of seafood dishes you have to go to The Friend Fish.
And of course, Astrid and Gaston, which is next to the Huaca Pucllana, an ancient site dating from Wari Period, between 600 and 900 AD, and which can be seen while dining here at night.
Outside the tourist circuits, what should we not miss?
the shrine of Pachacamac in the south of Lima, with its two museums. It is also worth the show of Paso Horses in the Hacienda Mamacona. A round plan is to take a walk through the olive grove park, in San Isidro, which is a quiet and pleasant place to walk and then, if you feel like it, see some theater, cinema, music or exhibitions in the Catholic Cultural Center (PUCP) to end up biting something nearby.
Where can we buy some handicrafts?
Peruvian handicrafts in the Miraflores Indian Market. And if you are looking for work by local artists, there are two addresses that I love: Labyrinth and the gallery Indigo.
A view worth the trip?
In Ravine , Miraflores, there are beautiful places with sea views from where you can enjoy unforgettable sunsets in summer.