Peru is best known for Machu Picchu, its Incan citadel which sits among the new Seven Wonders of the World. However, there’s a lot more to see and do in this diverse and vibrant South American nation. Barranco is one of forty-three districts which make up the capital city and province of Lima, bordered to the north by the upscale district of Miraflores and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Barranco is one of the smallest districts in Lima with a population of under 40,000 people, but what attracts tourists to this cool neighbourhood is its thriving street art scene. Known as the SoHo of Lima, Barranco is one of Peru’s hippest neighborhoods with its colorful murals, quaint bars and coffeeshops, beautiful museums and charming old mansions and summerhouses. Here’s how my visit to Barranco, Peru’s coolest bohemian art district, went.
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