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Visiting Machu Picchu? This Is Why You Should Make a Stop in Lima, Peru

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Visiting Machu Picchu? This Is Why You Should Make a Stop in Lima, Peru

May 22, 2017 by Alessandra Foresto First Published: May 13, 2016

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What to See

Plaza Mayor: The narrow streets of downtown Lima, part of UNESCO's World Heritage List, are filled with government buildings with most of them surrounding the main plaza, including the Palacio de Gobierno, Municipalidad de Lima, Cathedral, and even the headquarters of one of the oldest political magazines in Peru.
Iglesia y Convento de Santo Domingo: This 16th-century church, built on land directly granted by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro to Dominican friar Vicente de Valverde, holds the remains for three Peruvian saints: Santa Rosa de Lima, San Martín de Porres, and San Juan Macías.
Basílica y Convento de San Francisco de Lima: Going down below this church built in 1774 takes you into the largest catacombs and crypts in the city, which have stood through hundreds of years of powerful earthquakes.

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