Peru Travel & Nightlife

Lollapalooza Chile

2011-02-12T15:17:00.001-05:00

If you are on Peru this days, dont miss out Lollapalooza Chile; can be preaty cheap to go and lots of great indie bands are attending. I know it's not coachella but this will be the biggest indie music festival in south america on this year.

http://lollapalloza.cl

Prices:

By Bus (Round Trip): Lima - Santiago de Chile
S/. 800 ~ 280$ usd

By Airplane (Round Trip): Lima - Santiago de Chile
$400 @ lan.com

Lollapalooza Tickets
65000 Pesos Chilenos ~ 130$ usd

So for as cheap as $310 you can attend this festival.
If you go in bus, you can make stopovers in some great Peru cities like Ica, Arequipa and Tacna

Ica

On Ica you can visit the Nazca Lines by airplane, you can get a trip around all Nazca lines for about 50$.

The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The high, arid plateau stretches more than 80 kilometres (50 mi) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumanaabout 400 km south of Lima. Although some local geoglyphs resemble Paracas motifs, scholars believe the Nazca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 CE.The hundreds of individual figures range in complexity from simple lines to stylized hummingbirds, spiders,monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, llamas, and lizards.

Arequipa

In Arequipa you have the Misti volcano and Colca valley, also museums and great sightseens. Ill talk more about Arequipa on my next post.

Tacna

If you stopover in Tacna you can get pretty cheap liquor and clothes as it is called a duty free zone or "Zona Franca".

Aproximated prices for bus tickets (one way) are:

Lima - Ica
S/. 35 ~ $13

Lima - Arequipa
S/. 80 ~ $29

Lima - Tacna
S/. 140 ~ $50

Ica - Arequipa
S/. 40 ~ $15

Arequipa - Tacna
S./ 40 ~ $15

for more bus rides you can visit: http://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/inicio.php

And remember, everytime is a good time to travel!

What to do this weekend 2/11/11

2011-02-11T20:40:00.000-05:00

The entries tagged with "weekend" will show you a heads up of the upcoming events for the weekends in Lima.
Dont forget to check them out if you're planning on clubbing!

2/11/11

La Sarita @ Dragon del Sur

Dragon del Sur - Km 43 Antigua Panamericana Sur

http://eldragon.com.pe/content/la-sarita-en-vivo-vie-11-feb-dragon-del-sur

2/12/11

Summer Sessions @ Aura

Discoteca Aura - Larcomar, Miraflores

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186663321368543

Para hacer bien el amor hay que venir al sur @ Mister Fish

Mister Fish - Km 43 Antigua Panameriaca Sur

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=165503400164681

Quick tour on major cities

2011-02-11T02:30:00.001-05:00

Thanks for the warm welcome and feedback on my frist blog entry, looks that im going to have a good time here talking about the country i love.

This time ill bring you a quick tour on major cities on Peru, ill show you where are located and near airports and estimated flight prices.

Lima

Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as "Lima Metropolitana". With a population fast approaching 9 million, Lima is the fifth largest city in Latin America. Lima is home to one of the largest financial centers in Latin America.

Museums

- Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru

http://museobcr.perucultural.org.pe/ (Spanish)

Tue, Thu and Fri 10.00 am to 04.30 pm, Wed 10.00 am to 07.00 pm

Sat and Sun 10.00 am to 01.00 pm

Entry fee: Free

- National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History

http://museonacional.perucultural.org.pe/ (Spanish and English)

Tue to Sat 09.00 am to 05.00 pm, Sun and Holidays 09.00 am to 04.00 pm

Entry fee: Adults: S/. 10, Students: S/. 1, Univ. Students: S/. 3

- Museum of Art and Popular Tradition of the Institute Riva-Agüero

http://www.pucp.edu.pe/ira/?mus_ap_pres.htm (Spanish)

Mon to Fri 10.00 am to 01.00 pm and 02.00pm to 07.00 pm

Entry fee: Adults: S/. 2, Students: S/. 1, Children: S/. 1

- Peruvian Culture Museum

http://museodelacultura.perucultural.org.pe/ (Spanish)

Tue to Fri 10.00 am to 05.00 pm, Sat 10.00 am to 02.00 pm

Entry fee: Adults: S/. 3.60, Univ. Students: S/. 2, Children: S/. 1, Retirees: S/. 2

For a full list of museums visit: http://www.limaeasy.com/culture/museums_lima.php

Archeological Sites (Huacas)

- Huaca Huallamarca

Adress: At the intersection of the Avenidas El Rosario and Nicolás de Rivera Avenues, San Isidro.
Phone: (511) 222-4124.
Visit schedule: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

- Huaca Pucllana

Address: Block 8 of General Borgoño Street, Miraflores.
Phone: (511) 445-8695.
Schedule of visits: Wednesday to Monday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

- Huaca Mateo Salado

Airport

Jorge Chávez International Airport
Avenida Faucett, Callao. Telephone: (511) 595-0666 (reports on national and international flights)

For more info on lima, please visit: http://www.peru.info/en/where-to-go/lima-658-3.14-2-1305-ci4

For the next blog entry ill write about other major cities.
Love from Peru.

Hello World

2011-02-10T00:51:00.000-05:00

This blog is created to show foreigners the different places to visit in Peru,
also to show nightlife in the best cities like Arequipa, Lima, Cuzco,Trujillo, Piura and others.