Lima region, Peru · South America
Barranco works well as a base: 5 minutes from Miraflores, 4km from Huaca Pucllana.
Barranco is a town located in Lima region, Peru. With a population of 37,525, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Barranco sits in Peru, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Lima time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Barranco to your route.
Barranco (Spanish: [baˈranko]; lit. 'ravine') is a district of Lima, Peru. A seaside district of the city, it is considered a bohemian and artistic centre, being the home and working place of many of Peru's leading artists, musicians, designers and photographers. Its beaches are among the most popular within theRead more
worldwide surfing community, and a marina completed in 2008 provides state-of-the-art services for its yacht club.
The Monumental Zone of Barranco (Spanish: Zona Monumental de Barranco) is the designation under which most of the district is administered under a special regime that protects the monumental heritage located in the district. The area, alongside its monuments, forms part of the cultural heritage of Peru.
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Barranco is located in Lima region, Peru, South America. The coordinates are -12.1430 latitude, -77.0186 longitude.
Barranco has a population of approximately 37,525 people, making it a town in Peru.
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restaurant
Virgilio Martinez's Barranco restaurant, whose tasting menu is organised by altitude, each course drawn from a different Peruvian ecosystem from ocean floor to high Andes. Long ranked the world's best restaurant.
1 km · about 5 min drive
ancient ruins
A stepped adobe pyramid of the Lima culture, built around 500 AD from millions of vertically-stacked mud bricks, marooned among Miraflores apartment blocks. Evening tours light the ruin.
4 km · about 5 min drive
museum
A stunning pre-Columbian art museum in a beautiful 18th-century viceregal mansion, showcasing 5,000 years of Peruvian history.
10 km · about 20 min drive
restaurant
A Lima sangucheria institution since 1960, famous for the pan con chicharron: fried pork belly with sweet potato and salsa criolla, eaten standing at the counter.
11 km · about 20 min drive
coastal drive
Notorious 22 km stretch of the Panamericana Norte snaking along sheer sand cliffs above the Pacific between Ancón and Chancay, often wrapped in coastal fog.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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