Lima

Peru's capital, founded by Spanish conquistadors as the «City of Kings», and today the undisputed gastronomic capital of Latin America.

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Founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as the City of Kings

Was the seat of the Spanish viceroy for all of Spanish South America

The historic city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Considered the unofficial culinary capital of Latin America

The ceviche dish is its global culinary icon

Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, situated on the country's central desert coast facing the Pacific Ocean. Spanish conquistador «Francisco Pizarro» founded it in 1535 under the name «City of Kings», in honor of the Feast of Epiphany, before its name later settled on «Lima», derived from a Quechua word referring to the local river.

From Viceregal Capital to Culinary Capital

For centuries, Lima was the seat of the Spanish viceroy of Peru and the center of Spanish colonial administration for nearly all of South America, leaving it with lavish Baroque colonial buildings still standing in its historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In recent decades, Lima has emerged as a global culinary capital, its cuisine blending Spanish, indigenous, African, and Asian heritage in a unique harmony that made the «ceviche» dish a global icon.

The historic city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Was the seat of the Spanish viceroy for all of Spanish South America
Considered the unofficial culinary capital of Latin America
One of the largest desert capitals in the world despite its coastal humidity

Lima blends its rich colonial past with its present as a modern Latin American city, known for restaurants that have repeatedly topped lists of the world's best.