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48 hours in Lima: away from the tourist trail

Ana Peralta — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:35:41 +0000

At Aracari, many of our private vacations to Peru begin with a luxury city break in Lima. The country’s enchanting capital is often the gateway to discovering Peru’s most popular travel experiences, whether a luxury train ride to Machu Picchu or guided wildlife walks in the Amazon Rainforest. Yet as Peru travel specialists, we are [...]

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Andean Luxury Handpicked by Aracari Travel

Ana Peralta — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:49:16 +0000

How do you materialise what it is to visit Peru or Bolivia? Can one distil the essence of a place or a people into something tangible? To showcase cultures, communities, and customs without physically crossing borders? So that a global audience can travel to the heart of a destination, without going anywhere at all. At [...]

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Callao Monumental – Visiting The Center Of Urban Art in Lima

Marisol — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:36:52 +0000

Callao, a colorful district on the north-western edge of Lima, is quickly gaining a reputation as the center for urban art in Peru. Where else in the world is there a wait list to graffiti the streets. Local youths and some of South America’s leading street artists alike are all pining for the opportunity of [...]

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Your Guide To Shopping In Lima: Top Fashion And Art Hubs

Marisol — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:42:50 +0000

Are you a fashion-focused traveler? Do you have a taste for arts, culture, and all things style? Then Lima is the city for you. Lima’s ever-growing fashion and arts scene always inspires, and is attracting the talents of new artists and creative makers all the time. Shoppers who know where to look can find one-of-a-kind [...]

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Things to do in Lima

Marisol — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:39:37 +0000

And if you are looking for things to do in Lima, the list is constantly growing. The city is brimming with activity and is full of unexpected surprises such as a culinary journey by motorcycle, paragliding over Miraflores, a visit to long-time friend Mari Solari as she sets up her new show on animal-inspired folk [...]

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An Insider Art Experience at Casa Jaime Liébana

Marisol — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:50:08 +0000

For art aficionados visiting Lima, Aracari’s special-access visit to the workshops and home of Lima’s renowned family of artists, the Liébanas, is an exclusive opportunity for culturally curious travellers to delve into Peru’s art world, past and present. The Casa Liébana art tour in the capital’s bohemian art district of Barranco invites you to delve [...]

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Ceramicist Carlos Runcie Tanaka in Galería Enlace

Marisol — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:55:57 +0000

The moment I stepped into the Carlos Runcie Tanaka Space in the contemporary art Gallery Galería Enlace in Lima , the variety of ceramics was striking. The sculptures ranged in size from tiny circular objects to towering vertical installations, all colored with an expansive palette of natural hues and the occasional eye-catching turquoise. In addition to [...]

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The Amano Museum in Lima

Marisol — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 23:01:35 +0000

First opened in August of 1964, the Amano Museum, now known as the Pre-Columbian Textile Museum, recently went through a years’ worth of renovations and reopened at the end of May 2015. After 50 years promoting and conserving Peru’s textile heritage, the remodeled museum in Peru’s capital, Lima, doubled the exhibit space and improved conservation [...]

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Moche Art in Barcelona: Gold, Myths and Rituals of Ancient Peru

Alice Farkas — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:02:17 +0000

A new exhibition in Barcelona, inaugurated on March 4th, “Oro, mitos y ritos. Arte mochica del antiguo Perú” (Gold, myths and Rituals. Moche Art of Ancient Peru) will focus on the art of the Moche civilisation which prevailed over the northern coast of Peru between 100 and 800 AD. Moche artists developed sophisticated works and [...]

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Las Pallas Lima Christmas Collection

Marisol — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:44:41 +0000

Now that the holiday season is upon us, it is time to visit Las Pallas’ Christmas collection of ornaments, nativity scenes and more. Las Pallas handicraft shop in Barranco has been running for over 25 years. One of the best places to buy souvenirs and authentic artisan crafts in Lima, it’s worth visiting year-round – [...]

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