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Vitarte

Lima region, Peru · South America

About Vitarte

Vitarte works well as a base: 10 minutes from Santa Anita - Los Ficus, 14km from Huaca Pucllana.

Vitarte is a town located in Lima region, Peru. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in South America.

On a road trip, Vitarte 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 Vitarte to your route.

About Vitarte

Puruchuco is an archaeological site in Peru that was an administrative center of the Inca period (1438–1533), located in the Ate District, in Lima.

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Where is Vitarte located?

Vitarte is located in Lima region, Peru, South America. The coordinates are -12.0333 latitude, -76.9333 longitude.

What is the population of Vitarte?

Vitarte has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Peru.

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Quick Information

Population
0
Continent
South America
Country
Peru
Region
Lima region
Timezone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-12.0333, -76.9333

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Peru

Police
105
Ambulance
106
Fire
116
Driving side
right
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Tags

South AmericaPeruLima regionTown

Worth the detour from Vitarte

5 notable places within an hour's drive.

restaurant

El Chinito

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

ancient ruins

Huaca Pucllana

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.

14 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Museo Larco

A stunning pre-Columbian art museum in a beautiful 18th-century viceregal mansion, showcasing 5,000 years of Peruvian history.

16 km · about 30 min drive

restaurant

Central

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.

16 km · about 20 min drive

coastal drive

Serpentín de Pasamayo

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.

53 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Vitarte

  • 53 kmSerpentín de PasamayoNotorious 22 km stretch of the Panamericana Norte snaking along sheer sand cliffs above the Pacific between Ancón and Chancay, often wrapped in coastal fog.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Vitarte.

Santa Anita - Los Ficus

🇵🇪 Peru

5 km awayPop. 184,614

Santa María

🇵🇪 Peru

5 km awayPop. 14,853

La Molina

🇵🇪 Peru

6 km away

San Luis

🇵🇪 Peru

8 km awayPop. 8,862

San Francisco De Borja

🇵🇪 Peru

9 km awayPop. 105,076

Lima

🇵🇪 Peru

10 km awayPop. 7,737,002

Jesus Maria

🇵🇪 Peru

13 km awayPop. 66,171

Independencia

🇵🇪 Peru

13 km awayPop. 3,987

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