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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lima

19 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lima, Peru

Updated January 6, 2022

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Lima, Peru

Convento de San Francisco Ossuary

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Lima, Peru

Mercado de Brujas

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

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The Room of 10,000 Ancient Skulls

Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.

Lima, Peru

Pachacamac

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

Cercado de Lima, Peru

Brain Museum

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

Lima, Peru

Huaca Pucllana

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

Lima, Peru

Pizarro's Tomb

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

San Isidro, Peru

Bosque el Olivar (Olive Grove Forest)

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
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Bosque el Olivar (Olive Grove Forest)

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
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Expreso Virgen de Guadalupe

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.
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