Enjoy our Lima Airport Hotel's Ideal Location near Huaca Huallamarca
Located in the heart of the business and shopping district, our Lima Airport hotel is ideal for business and leisure travelers visiting Peru. As one of the most exclusive districts in Lima, San Isidro is known for its lush green areas and high-end shopping. Our hotel is located in a charming, residential neighborhood just a half block from Avenida Javier Prado, one of the city's central thoroughfares. Our proximity to Avenida Javier Prado provides guests with easy access to the city and a variety of attractions, including Huaca Huallamarca and the Gold Museum.
Visit these nearby attractions:
Downtown Lima (8.0 miles) Founded in 1535, this modern city is constantly growing and changing. Here, you can explore the best of Lima's past and present.
Gold Museum(8.0 miles) This historical center houses a private collection of some of the most prominent gold, silver and gilded copper pieces from a number of Peru's pre-Columbian cultures. Monday to Sunday, 11:30am to 7pm
Huaca Huallamarca (0.5 miles) Once adored by the Incas, this pyramid now houses a museum of Indian artifacts.
Indian Market (3.0 miles) Barter for your favorite crafts at this local market and bring back souvenirs for the whole family.
Museo de Historia Natural (1.3 miles) The Museum of Natural History was founded in 1918 and is comprised of four divisions, including botany, zoology, ecology and geoscience.
Torre Tagle Palace (2.0 miles) Built in 1735, the Torre Tagle Palace is the best surviving example of colonial architecture in Lima.
Once bypassed by tourists en route to the more famous destinations of Cuzco and Machu Picchu, Peru's largest and capital city, Lima has quickly become one of the most vibrant cities in South America. Nicknamed the City of Kings, Lima, founded in 1535, became the capital of the Spanish Viceroyalty in the Americas and for a time, one of the wealthiest cities in the world. This coastal city combines Pacific beaches, towering brown cliffs and lush green parks with pre-Incan pyramids and glass skyscrapers. Home to one of the top gastronomic scenes in the Americas, the city boasts inexpensive seafood and cevicherias, countless markets, numerous celebrity chefs, incredible restaurants, and a pulsating nightlife and mixology scene. The city of eight million inhabitants is also famous for excellent surfing, fine museums, stunning churches, colonial architecture, and world-class shopping and art galleries.
Did you know?
Lima's population ballooned in the 1980s and '90s when terrorist groups from the Andes such as Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path, waged war in the Andes, driving millions to the capital for safety. They set up shanty towns around Lima, called pueblos jovenes, that surround the city.