APEC Ceo Summit - Peru 2008 - HRG

LIMA: City of Kings
A mosaic of peoples, eras and traditions

The mansions and churches of colonial downtown Lima and the modern suburbs of San Isidro, Miraflores and Monterrico, make Lima a study in contrasts. More than seven million people, a third of Peru's population, live in the capital city of Peru, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Founded by Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro, Lima is also known as the City of Kings for its founding at Epiphany in 1535. For more than 300 years, Lima was the most important city and the greatest metropolis in South America

Colonial and Modern Lima - 09:15 HRS / 14:30 HRS - Half Day

This three-hour sightseeing tour offers the best of Colonial and modern Lima. Included are Lima´s most imposing colonial churches and mansions such as the Goverment Palace, The plaza Mayor, The City Hall and the Cathedral including the 17th Century San Francisco Monastery. The tour ends with a visit to the modern suburbs of San Isidro with olives brought from spain in the XVI century, the pre-inca worshipper of Huallamarca and Pucllana, Miraflores Parque Central and Larco Mar, symbol of a modern Lima.

Price: US$ 25.00 (Regular Services)

You will be pick from your hotel and transfer to the Internation Airport, to take a plane to Nazca . You will overflight of the drawings of the desert aboard a panoramic airplane . Guided visit to the Archaelogical Museum and the Ica city. Then you will tak lunch at the Sun Resort Las Dunas the ica. Return by flight to Lima city from 17:00 to 18:00 hours aprox., Finally you will have transportation to go to your hotel.

Pick up from your hotel where you will go to Camusso Factory where you will appreciate transforming Peruvian silver into original works of artThen, Peru Art Crafts located on Larco Mar , where you will find art Crafts from different cities of PeruFinally, you will go to Esther Ventura, famous Peruvian designer of jewels “Her designers are as timeless as Peru itself. The past and the future blend into a unique moment in each jewel. The silver of the pre-hispanic roots and the textures and colours that she uses continuously open up the imagination to new combinations and give shape to a mythical splendour.

A visit to one of Peru´s most renowned pre hispanic pilgrimage sites takes you 30 m (19 miles) South of Lima to the temples of Pachacamac overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Althought the aerliest constructions at Pachacamac only date back to around AD 200, it is famed as the site of an important Inca Temple.

A visit to one of Peru's most renowned Pre-Hispanic pilgrimage sites takes you 30 km. (19 miles) south of Lima to the temples of Pachacamac overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Although the earlier constructions at Pachacamac only date back to around AD 200, it is famed as the site of an important Inca Temple.Time to take lunch at the Junius Restaurant.After that, you will go one the world's largest private collections, Lima's Gold Museum displays a dazzling array of pre-Columbian gold, silver and copper works of art. Created by Peru's innovative metal-smiths, they range from civilizations of Paracas, Chavin, Nazca, Moche, Wari, Lambayeque and Chimu to Inca. The museum also houses a collection of antique fire arms from around the world.

A visit to one of Peru´s most renowned pre hispanic pilgrimage sites takes you 30 m (19 miles) South of Lima to the temples of Pachacamac overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Then transportation to the “Hacienda 3 Cañas” for a Peruvian Paso Horse demonstration. This tour takes you to the very special world of the Peruvian Paso Horse. The ranch you will be visiting, is an authentic replica of a typical colonial Andean hacienda. At present, the Tres Cañas hacienda has approximately 50 horses, which move around from stables to open corrals and small fenced-in pastures. You will be able to appreciate the horse’s unique front leg side-kicks during the special show prepared for you that includes La Marinera (typical Peruvian coastal music) a dance between the horse and a dancer. Lunch will be served during the show.

We invite you to enjoy an unforgettable tour of 4 hours at only 30 minutes from Lima Center on board a comfortable and secure cruising yacht, endowed by a sophisticated navigation equipment, expert crew, toilets, and other amenities. San Lorenzo Island, Palomino Island, important group of islands; which nature seems to have deliberately turned into habitat and refuge for sea lions, as these huge, frolicsome, friendly animals thrive in these rocky Islands, with plenty of thrilling natural caves and caverns. Back to the hotel 13:00.

Larco Herrera Museum is the world´s largest private collection of Peruvian Pre-Columbian art that comprise approximately 45,000 pieces of gold, silver, creamics, textiles, stone, wood, etwith unique pieces in each material. This museum is famed for its erotic pottery collection, Then you will visit the Archaeological Museum, this small museum offers one of the best overviews of ancient Peruvian art and archaeology. The museum houses the Raymondi Stone Slab, the Tello Obelisque and nazca Pottery, together with other major collections, wich can be appreciated in a chronological display.

The most important museums of the higher cultures of this part of the world are located in Lima. There is also invaluable goldsmithing jewelry. 500 years ago peruvian gold attracted European adventurers and this caused the Inca Empire´s collapse and the Viceroyship of Peru took place as a Spain colony.Furthermore, this museum exhibits valuable pre-inca textiles.

250 km (156 miles) south of Lima lies Paracas, a windswept, arid peninsula and site of one of Peru´s renewed archaeological sites. The Paracas Reserve, Peru´s largest coastal wildlife sanctuary includes the Ballestas Island, reached from Paracas by boat . These Islands are home to thousands of resident and migratory sea birds, many endemic to the Humboldt Current. They include pelicans, boobies, cormorants, terns and gulls who share their habitat with herds of sea lions.Program includes private transportation from Hotel/ to Paracas, English guide, visit ballestas island by boat , visit to Paracas National Reserve and lunch at the Restaurnt on the way.

Discover the beauty of our capital, visiting the main attractions and architectonic monuments beautifully illuminated under the enchantment and tranquility of nighttime Lima. Then enjoy a magnificent buffet dinner and spectacular Peruvian show.Our excursion shows you Lima’s impressive Historical Center. Such important attractions as the Grau Plaza, San Martín Plaza, Palace of Justice, French Palace, Lima Cathedral, Archbishop’s Palace, Government Palace, Desamparados Train Station, and San Francisco convent, among others, are presented panoramically.You will be able to take unforgettable photos, with all the serenity that Lima offers at night and these beautifully illuminated attractions as a background. As a finishing touch there is the best Dinner Show in town, prepared and presented especially for you at the famous restaurant, Junius.

The Sacred City of Caral was one of the first cities constructed in the Central Andes and in the Americas.It has antiguety of 2600 years A.C. it´s located on Supe Valley at Lima´s North.Early pick up from your hotel and transfer to Caral, the oldest city in America (between 2627 and 2100 BC approximately), located 200 km. north of Lima. After a 4 hour trip, you will be able to appreciate the impressive archaeological sites, including the Pyramids, temples and several residential sectors. Box lunch included.Back to 7pm.

* Minimum 15 people. Private service in Mini-Bus, includes Box lunch. The trip takes 4 hours drives to one wa. Available Monday to Sunday.