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lima larcomar pacific
Peru's capital with over eight million residents, Lima perches on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. A great vantage point is from Larcomar, a fashionable shopping center in the Miraflores neighborhood.

Read our Destination Guide and 48 Hours in Lima from the City Life section of the September 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Photograph by Richard Olsenius

Lima, Peru

See photos of Lima, Peru in this travel photo gallery from National Geographic.

Published October 20, 2010