RUN AT HISTORIC CENTER OF LIMA – 15K

Lima has it all: parks, ocean views, places to run by the ocean, and, above all, a vast heritage to explore. It’s a city with almost 500 years of history.

Lima’s Historic Center has great heritage value, declared by UNESCO, as it offers an immersive journey through history through its colonial monuments, churches, plazas, and mansions. Running here allows you to connect with the past while enjoying the architecture and the unique atmosphere, transforming each run into a cultural discovery as you walk through its streets steeped in history.

It’s an open-air museum, considered a living museum for its monumental and cultural value. Running through its streets allows you to appreciate the colonial architecture, balconies, and mansions that tell stories of centuries past. You can immerse yourself in history from the moment Francisco Pizarro founded Lima in the Plaza de Armas in 1535. Every step is an opportunity to discover architectural and historical details that would be missed by car. The tour connects you with the city’s past in a unique way.

On the route, we’ll visit these points of interest:

1. Paseo de los Héroes Navales: built in the 1920s, the site received its current name in 1979, commemorating the centennial of the Battle of Angamos against Chile.
2. San Martin Square: is an iconic historical and cultural monument declaring a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inaugurated in 1921 to commemorate the centennial of Peru’s independence
3. Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy: it is an important religious monument founded in 1535, known for its Baroque front, its exuberant viceregal altarpieces, and its veneration of the Virgin of Mercy, patron saint of the Peruvian Armed Forces.
4. Lima’s main square: the plaza was the founding point of the city of Lima on January 18th, 1535, by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
5. Government Palace: it is the seat of the Executive Branch and the official residence of the President, located in Lima’s Plaza Mayor. Founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535.
6. Cathedral of Lima: it is the most important church in Peru, located right in the city’s historic centre, a place steeped in history.
7. Trujillo bridge: also known as the “Stone Bridge”, is a historic structure in Lima, Peru, built between 1608 and 1610.

Come and enjoy exploring the city’s main attractions on a run.

PICK-UP SERVICE
Pick-up service from your hotel/apartment or another meeting point is possible and will be checked by the tour provider individually. If your hotel/apartment should be too far away from the city centre or not close to the tour route, then we will meet you at our standard meeting point.

MEETING DETAILS
The tour provider will get in contact with you to provide you with more detailed information after the tour was booked. Please, bring along your mobile phone in case we need to contact each other.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• Private guide/tour
• Individual pace
• Digital photos
• Tour route
• Pick-up service
• Water