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BarrancovsPachacamac

Pachacamac and Barranco are both rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Pachacamac is preferred by most writers compared to Barranco. Pachacamac is ranked #5 in Lima with positive reviews from 5 sources including Lonely Planet, Afar Magazine and Fodor's.

Barranco
8/10
Barranco District, Lima, Peru
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"By far Lima’s most artsy, bohemian neighborhood, spend a day or more wandering Barranco's cobblestoned streets, lined with ateliers, art galleries, tiny boutiques, food carts, and bars." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"A former seaside village, the Barranco neighborhood has long been called Lima’s artistic and bohemian heart—and, these days, its hipster hub as well." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Bohemian quarter and one of the capital's most appealing, with its colonial-style church, romantic bridge, narrow pedestrian streets, old seaside houses with their balconies and wooden porches." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"With its flower-decked lanes, late-19C villas and views of the Pacific, this slightly bohemian district is one of the most appealing of Lima." Full review
Pachacamac
8/10
Autopista Antigua Panamericana Sur km 31, Lima 16, Peru
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Here they worshipped Pachacámac, creator of the world. It was a pilgrimage site, and people from all over the region came to worship." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"The archaeological complex of Pachacamac is a pre-Columbian citadel made up of adobe and stone palaces and temple pyramids."
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Lima itself is dotted with excavations of pre-columbian cultures, but in Pachacámac... the ruins literally spill out of the sandy hills above the ocean." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium. " Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The ruins of what was one of the most prestigious sanctuaries of pre-Columbian Peru stand at the mouth of the fertile Río Lurín valley, between the coast and the southern Panamerican Highway." Full review

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