Lima

A dinner reservation on a cliff.

The Lima index
serious eating100
life by the sea90
a strong sense of place85
Peru · 12.05° S / 77.04° W11.2M people · $ · GMT-5
energy60
safety55
transit50
food100
culture60
nightlife65
affordability80
nature45
slow living55
0–100, relative to the other 100 cities on WHERE. Some scores are measured, some are our judgment. How we score →

Lima is great if you want

✓Serious eating
✓Life by the sea

Think twice if you need

×Quiet nights
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