Editing Lima (section)

=== Tourism ===
{{Main|Tourism in Lima}}
{{wide image|360° Panorama Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru.jpg|900px|align-cap=center|360° panoramic view of the [[Plaza Mayor, Lima|Plaza Mayor]]}}

As the main entry point to the country, Lima has developed an important tourism industry, among which its [[Historic Center of Lima|Historic Center]], its archaeological centers, its nightlife, museums, art galleries, [[Festivities of Peru|festivities]] and popular traditions stand out. According to Mastercard's Global Destination Cities Index, in 2014, Lima was the most visited city of Latin America and was the 20th city globally, with 5.11 million visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.mastercard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Mastercard_GDCI_2014_Letter_Final_70814.pdf|title=Master Card 2014 Global Destination Cities Index|author1=Yuwa Hedrick-Wong|author2=Desmond Choong|page=4|access-date=14 March 2022|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803193028/https://newsroom.mastercard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Mastercard_GDCI_2014_Letter_Final_70814.pdf}}</ref> In 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Years Later: the Cities in Latin America & the Caribbean Taking Cross Border Travel to New Levels |url=https://newsroom.mastercard.com/latin-america/press-releases/10-years-later-the-cities-in-latin-america-the-caribbean-taking-cross-border-travel-to-new-levels/ |website=MasterCard Social Newsroom |access-date=25 March 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408145453/https://newsroom.mastercard.com/latin-america/press-releases/10-years-later-the-cities-in-latin-america-the-caribbean-taking-cross-border-travel-to-new-levels/ }}</ref> Lima is the top destination in South America, with 2.63&nbsp;million international visitors in 2018 and a growth forecast of 10.00% percent for 2019.

[[File:Peru Travel- Monastery of San Francisco, Lima.jpg|thumb|The [[Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima|Catacombs of the Basilica of San Francisco]] was the Old cemetery of the city during all the colonial times, until 1810. It contain bones of some 70,000 [[colonist|colonial]] people.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rough Guide to Peru (Travel Guide eBook)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QqGWDwAAQBAJ&dq=casa+de+osambela&pg=PT115|publisher=[[Apa Publications]]|location=England|year=2018|author1=Sara Humphreys|author2=Steph Dyson|author3=Todd Obolsky|isbn=978-1-78919-509-5}}</ref>]]
The [[Historic Center of Lima]], which includes part of the districts of [[Lima District|Lima]] and [[Rímac District|Rímac]], was declared a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] in 1988 due to the importance that the city had during the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]], leaving as testimony a large number of architectural legacies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/500|title=Historic Centre of Lima|website=UNESCO World Heritage Site}}</ref> Highlights include the [[Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima|Basilica and Convent of San Francisco]], the [[Plaza Mayor, Lima|Plaza Mayor]], the [[Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima|Cathedral]], the [[Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima|Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo]], the [[Palacio de Torre Tagle]], among others. The tour of the churches of the city is very popular among tourists. In a short walk through the city center we can find many, several of which date from the 16th and 17th centuries.

[[File:Convento Santo Domingo - Lima.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima|Basilica of Santo Domingo]], built between 1678 and 1766. It holds the [[tomb]]s of the saints [[Rose of Lima]], [[Martín de Porres]] and [[John Macias]].<ref name="Guide to Peru"/>]]
Among them, the [[Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima|Metropolitan Cathedral]] and the [[Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima|Basilica of San Francisco]] stand out, which are said to be linked by the underground passageways of their catacombs. The [[Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas]] also stands out, a place of pilgrimage to the ''[[Lord of Miracles|Señor de los Milagros]]'' (Lord of the Miracles), whose festivities in the month of October constitute the most important religious manifestation of Lima and of all Peruvians. Some sections of the [[Walls of Lima|Colonial Walls of Lima]] can still be seen: such is the case of the Bastion Santa Lucía, remains of the old Spanish fortification built by Viceroy [[Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata|Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull]] around the city center, whose location adjoins the limit of [[Barrios Altos]] and [[El Agustino]].

Likewise, having Lima the privilege of being the only capital in South America with immediate access to the sea, it has wide tourist piers that in recent years have become a great attraction for thousands of tourists, especially in the districts of Miraflores and Barranco, where there is also a wide development in terms of entertainment in these areas, turning the capital into a place with several places of tourism and entertainment.

Until the 1970s, the hotel offer was characterized by having the best hotels in the city in the [[Lima District|center of Lima]], however, since the early 1990s to date, these establishments have positioned themselves in other areas such as the central-southern area of the capital as in [[Miraflores District, Lima|Miraflores]], Barranco, [[Santiago de Surco]], [[Surquillo]] and [[San Borja District|San Borja]]; in addition to the [[San Isidro District, Lima|San Isidro district]] that has the largest hotel building in Peru, the 30-story Westin Libertador.

These fine examples of medieval Spanish fortifications were used to defend the city from attacks by [[pirate]]s and [[Privateer|corsairs]]. For this, part of the Walls corresponding to the rear area of the Basilica of San Francisco, very close to the [[Government Palace, Peru|Government Palace]], was recovered, in which a park was built (called Parque de la Muralla) and in which you can see remains of it.<ref>{{cite web|title=El Parque de la Muralla|url=http://www.perutoptours.com/index14limuralla.html|website=perutoptours.com}}</ref> Half an hour from the historic center, in the [[Miraflores District, Lima|district of Miraflores]] you can visit the tourist and entertainment center [[Larcomar]] which is located on the [[cliff]]s facing the sea.
[[File:Huaca Pucllana-20.jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|[[Huaca Pucllana]], [[Lima culture]] archaeological site, circa 500-700 CE<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ys5QDwAAQBAJ&dq=Huaca+Pucllana+site&pg=PT975|title=Grand Tourist 2. On Experiencing the World|author=Ellen Boer, Peter Boer|date=2017|publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=978-1-5434-6887-8}}</ref>]]
The city has two traditional zoological parks: the main and oldest is the Parque de las Leyendas, located in the [[San Miguel District, Lima|San Miguel district]], and the other is the Parque Zoológico Huachipa located east of the city in the [[Lurigancho-Chosica]] district. On the other hand, the offer of [[Movie theater|cinema]]s is wide and has numerous state-of-the-art rooms (4D) that program international film premieres.

Exclusive beaches are visited during the summer months, which are located on the [[Pan-American Highway]], to the [[Cono Norte|north]] are the resorts of [[Santa Rosa District, Lima|Santa Rosa]] and [[Ancón District|Ancón]]; Until the 1980s, the latter was the most exclusive in Lima and Peru. Currently, although it maintains its architectural beauty, it is visited by people from all over [[Cono Norte|Lima North]] and the [[Lima District|Center]]. And to the [[Cono Sur (Lima)|south of the city]], the resorts of [[Punta Hermosa]], [[Punta Negra District|Punta Negra]], [[San Bartolo District|San Bartolo]] and [[Pucusana]]. Numerous restaurants, nightclubs, lounges, bars, clubs and hotels have been opened in such places to cater to bathers.

The suburban district of [[Cieneguilla]], the [[Pachacámac District|district of Pachacámac]] and the district of [[Chosica]] provide important tourist attractions among locals. Due to its elevation (over 500 masl), the sun shines in Chosica during the winter, being very visited by the residents of Lima to escape the urban fog.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://geography.howstuffworks.com/south-america/geography-of-lima.htm|title=Geography of Lima|website=Geography.howstuffworks.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627163454/http://geography.howstuffworks.com/south-america/geography-of-lima.htm|archive-date=27 June 2008}}</ref>{{wide image|Plaza San Martin aa.jpg|900px|align-cap=center|360° panoramic view of the [[Plaza San Martín, Lima|Plaza San Martín]]}}