På gång i Lima, Peru under året

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Beach season on the south coast

• Säsong

  Beach season on the south coast

  1 jan – 31 marHavet varmt nogTrångt

  The overcast lifts and Lima decamps to the beach towns south of the city at weekends. Asia and Punta Hermosa are full; the city itself is easier than usual.

Pågår fortfarande: Christmas and New Year (20 dec – 2 jan)

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Beach season on the south coast

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season on the south coast (1 jan – 31 mar)

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Beach season on the south coast

• Helg

  Semana Santa

  29 mar – 5 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigt

  A national travel week: Lima empties towards the mountains and the coast, and domestic flights to Cusco and Arequipa go early and expensive. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season on the south coast (1 jan – 31 mar)

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Semana Santa

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Semana Santa (29 mar – 5 apr)

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, May break i Peru

• Säsong

  Garua season

  15 maj – 15 nov · vanligtvisDimsäsong

  A low grey ceiling sits on the city for months and drizzles without ever really raining. Climb to the hills above the cloud and the sun is there the whole time. Källa ↗

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  National Ceviche Day

  28 junMat- & dryckesfestival

  The 28th of June, set by the production ministry, when the cevicherias in Surquillo and Barranco run queues out of the door and a lot of them put on a fixed price. Peru takes the date seriously. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Garua season (15 maj – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Fiestas Patrias

• Helg

  Fiestas Patrias

  28–29 julNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  Two days of independence holidays with the military parade on Avenida Brasil. Shops shut, hotels fill in Lima and Cusco alike, and flights are booked out well ahead. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Garua season (15 maj – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Santa Rosa de Lima

• Helg

  Santa Rosa de Lima

  30 augNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  A national holiday on 30 August, with a queue down the block at the sanctuary near Congress to drop a letter into the saint's well. Offices, banks and most museums are shut for it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Garua season (15 maj – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Garua season (15 maj – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Senor de los Milagros

• Festival

  Senor de los Milagros

  1 okt – 1 novReligiös högtidTrångt

  Hundreds of thousands walk behind the image in purple through the centre, with the main days on 18, 19 and 28 October. The whole month dresses in that colour. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Dia de la Cancion Criolla

  31 oktMusikfestival

  The 31st of October belongs to criollo music rather than Halloween. The penas in Barranco and Brena take bookings weeks ahead and play well past dawn. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Garua season (15 maj – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Senor de los Milagros

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Garua season (15 maj – 15 nov (vanligtvis)), Senor de los Milagros (1 okt – 1 nov)

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Christmas and New Year

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year

  20 dec – 2 janJul & nyårStängningar

  Midsummer here. Lima empties towards the beach towns from Christmas Eve, everything shuts on the 25th and the 1st, and the fireworks come off balconies rather than from a municipal display. Källa ↗