DetourmapPlaces worth the detour in Lima
16 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of Lima, Peru, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (13). Best known: Pachacámac. 13 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 30 km
- 16
- Oldest
- Huaca Huallamarca 199 BC
- Little known
- 13 of 16
- Most from
- 20th century
All 16, ranked 16
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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14.José Carlos Mariátegui Museum
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage site in Peru
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Lima?
16 places within 30 km: 13 archaeological & historic sites and 3 nature & landscapes. The best known is Pachacámac.
Is there anything near Lima that most visitors miss?
13 of these 16 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.
What is the oldest thing near Lima?
Huaca Huallamarca, dated to 199 BC.
How is the 30 km radius measured?
As the crow flies from the centre of Lima, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.