Part of the Centro de la Imagen, Galería El Ojo Ajeno is a leading photographic gallery in the city. Apart from prominent city-based photographers, the gallery is also showcases nationally-renowned artists. A major part of their exhibitions are also devoted to photography students graduating from the Centro de la Imagen.
Founded in 1926 by Peruvian archaeologist Rafael Larco Hoyle, the Museo Larco or Larco Museum showcases remarkable chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 4000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. It is located in an 18th-century vice-royal mansion built over a 7th-century pre-Columbian pyramid and surrounded by a stunning garden. The Museum features the finest gold and silver collection from Ancient Peru and the famous Erotic gallery, one of Peru's most visited attractions. Larco is one of the few museums in the world where visitors have the unique opportunity to enter the storage area and view its 45,000 classified archaeological objects. Museo Larco's masterpieces are recurrently exhibited in the world's most prestigious museums. Don't miss the restaurant Café del Museo or the Museum Gallery Shop that sells certified replicas of the Museum's most exceptional artifacts.
This museum contains beautiful examples of religious art and is well worth a visit. On display are various religious and liturgical objects that illustrate the productivity of the Catholic Church during the colonial and republican periods in Peru. Visitors can admire paintings of biblical scenes and sculptures of saints, virgins, and other important Catholic figures. The collection of religious ornaments and handicrafts is also impressive. The museum is located in the city center, inside the Cathedral on the historic Plaza Mayor.
Lima boasts the largest Chinese community in South America and in part, they have settled in this traditional Lima suburb, where the main road is the Boulevard de la calle Capitol. It has a striking Chinese arch built in 1971 as a symbol of friendship between Peru and China. It was built out of stone and the bases are covered in marble. One of the main attractions, apart from the significant oriental influence in the architecture, are the Chinese restaurants. These almost always have red lights inside or wooden palace lanterns encrusted with glass, replicas of ones used by the old Chinese emperors. If you want to leave a permanent imprint in this boulevard, the Chinese sells paving stones. You can write whatever message you like, from your name to the date of birth of your first grandchild.
With several old buildings and structures as well as museums still standing from the pre-Conquest and Spanish periods of Lima, Jesus Maria is a center of Culture and History in the city. Some of the important landmarks to visit in this area are the El Campo de Marte, a spacious green area at the center of which is the war monument of 1942, the Universidad del Pacífico, which is a very prestigious and renowned institution, and the Museum of Natural History which been there since the year 1918 and has several interesting displays of fossils collected by the Peruvian explorer Antonio Raimondi.
One of the most revered clubs of the country, Club de Regatas "Lima" is a sports club. It was inaugurated in the year 1875 and has been instrumental in advocating sports like swimming, soccer and rowing. Club de Regatas "Lima" has venues across the city but the Chorrillos location of the club is special as it overlooks the majestic Pacific Ocean. It is here that visitors can also find fascinating exhibits like paintings, ceramic articles and much more. Club de Regatas "Lima" is also a proud host for many local events, some are cultural but majority of these are sports related. The atmosphere at Club de Regatas "Lima" is particularly euphoric during local festivals.