LIMA CITY TOUR & LARCO
HERRERA MUSEUM You will be picked up from your hotel at 10 am . The
city tour begin with the visit to the Plaza the Armas,
which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Running along two sides are arcades with shops: Portal
de Escribanos and Portal de Botoneros. In the centre of
the Plaza is a bronze fountain dating from 1560. Located
in the Plaza is the Cathedral, note the splendidly
carved stalls, the silver covered altars surrounded by
fine woodwork, mosaic covered walls bearing the coats of
arms of Lima and Pizarro. Then you'll visit the
Monastery of San Francisco, this is famous for the
Sivillian tilework and panelled ceiling in the
cloisters, the catacombs under the church and part of
the monastery are well worth seeing, You'll visit the
old colonial streets in the centre of the city.
After visiting Lima city we will go to the Larco Herrera
Museum , 18th century colonial-style museum houses the
largest and most impressive ceramic collection in the
world, with about 55,000 pre-Colombian clay pots on
display. The collection concentrates on the refined
ceramics of the Moche Dynasty, the people who lived
along the northern coast of Peru between 200 and 700 AD.
The Moche culture is recognized as accomplishing one of
the greatest imaginative languages of ancient Peru
through the use of creative pottery, providing clues to
all aspects of their civilization without the use of the
written word. One can learn about their religion,
agriculture, transport, dance and music through their
ceramic designs and shapes. The Moche are also renowned
for their fascinating erotic pottery and the famous
collection is on display in the separate 'Erotic Hall',
depicting sexual practices of several Peruvian cultures
in a lifelike, explicit and often humorous way. At the
end of the services transfer to your hotel. No meals.
Includes:
Private guided Tours
Entrances to the different
places mentioned in this tour.
