Historic Lima Walk: Plaza Mayor, Chinatown, Barrios Altos & Rímac

About this video

A walk of almost three hours through the historic centre of Lima, filmed in 2025. It starts on Rinconada de Santo Domingo and the Alameda Chabuca Granda, passes Casa de Aliaga, one of the oldest houses in the city, and the old passages of Nicolás de Ribera and Santa Rosa, then reaches the Plaza Mayor with the Archbishop's Palace, the Government Palace and the Cathedral. Along the way it visits the San Francisco convent, known for its catacombs, and the riverside Muralla Park. The second part covers the colonial streets around the square: Santo Domingo Church, the Municipal Theatre, San Agustín Church, the Torre Tagle Palace and San Pedro, then the central market, Chinatown on Capón Street and Barrios Altos. It returns along the Jirón de la Unión to Plaza San Martín, continues past Plaza Francia and the Lima Art Museum in the Park of the Exposition to the Magic Water Circuit, and ends across the river on the Alameda de los Descalzos in Rímac.

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• 6:35 Rinconada de Santo Domingo
• 6:53 Alameda Chabuca Granda
• 9:39 Casa de Aliaga
• 14:15 Pasaje Santa Rosa
• 20:00 Plaza Mayor
• 25:08 San Francisco convent and catacombs
• 26:47 Muralla Park
• 33:17 Government Palace
• 36:38 Lima Cathedral
• 59:42 Lima City Hall
• 1:01:16 Santo Domingo Church
• 1:10:28 Municipal Theatre
• 1:13:06 San Agustín Church
• 1:18:53 Torre Tagle Palace
• 1:19:36 San Pedro Church
• 1:22:33 Central market
• 1:27:00 Chinatown
• 1:32:10 Barrios Altos
• 1:33:00 Plaza Italia
• 1:49:50 Jirón de la Unión
• 2:00:50 Plaza San Martín
• 2:09:45 Plaza Francia
• 2:13:51 Lima Art Museum (MALI)
• 2:14:40 Park of the Exposition
• 2:22:05 Magic Water Circuit
• 2:40:40 Alameda de los Descalzos
• 2:50:05 Rímac

In this video

• Long walks (1 hour+)