LIMA Tours

Built on the banks of the Rio Rimac, Lima is Peru's largest city and its capital. Founded in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro, Lima was used as the headquarters of the Spanish conquistadors.

Ideally located because of its surrounding fertile planes, irrigated by the Rimac and its close proximity to the natural port at Callao.
Lima continued to prosper throughout the 19th century, but the good times didn't last.
During the latter half of the 20th century Lima has suffered its share of problems. Political and economic instability brought rise to increased poverty throughout Peru. Migrants from the countryside flocked to Lima looking for work, making their homes in sprawling self-built shanty towns that surrounded the historic centre, and occupying the vacant desert sands.
These shanty towns now contain almost half of Lima's estimated 10 million inhabitants. Decades of hard work have turned some of these areas into pleasant districts, while others still remain incredibly poor without electricity, proper water or sanitary arrangements.