I had the pleasure of visiting Lima, Peru several years ago and was enchanted with the city and its people.
I was fortunate to have made friends of husband and wife, Jaime Fernando Sotomayor Bernos and Maria Isabel Barrios Having met them early in my visit, they enhanced my visit by steering me to some of the best parts and places of Lima.
Having been raised in Tampa, Florida, I 
was naturally attracted to the Costa Verde, a beautiful winding road the skimmed the shores of the Pacific Ocean. This reminded me of Tampa’s Bay Shore Boulevard, listed by Life Magazine as one of the most beautiful boulevards in the United States. The view of the Pacific was best viewed in the Parque de Amor. Parques de Amor is located in the spectacular neighborhood of Miraflores. 
The night view of the coast is breathtaking.
One of the first places I visited in Lima was the Museo Larco,
a museum that gives you a great picture of Peru’s history. The museum boasts a great collection of pre-Columbian exhibits of the indigenous people of Peru. If you enjoy museums, you won’t be disappointed by this one. If you are an art officionado, don’t miss the Museo Pedro de Osma, 
where you can view a very impressive Peruvian art collection from the fifth to the eighteenth centuries.
Of course on all of my travels, no matter where, I relish the foods and the food markets and I rarely leave a country or city without visiting their food markets and get a taste of their cuisine and beverages. The Mercado de Surquillo is considered one of the best food markets in Lima. There are what seems to be hundreds of stalls with food that ranged from fresh vegetables and fruits to beautiful seafood. 
While there I had to have some ceviche (they call it cebiche) one of the dishes for which Peru is famous. They prepare it a little differently than other countries. Peruvian ceviche traditionally is made with pieces of raw fish, marinated in key lime or naranja agria (sour orange) with onions and chili peppers. I wish I could have brought some home with me.
One of the restaurants that I visited, AWICHA, offered an unusual dish of langostino tartare dressed with melocotones, passion fruit, mango and ginger. While I thoroughly enjoyed it, I wanted to go back to the market and enjoy their ceviche.
Of all gastronomical experiences in which I partook, the one thing I brought back to the states with me was a drink introduced to me by Jaime and Maria Isabel. That was the Pisco Sour, Peru’s answer to Mexico’s Margarita. I couldn’t get enough of this light, refreshing and delicious drink, and the Sotomayores made sure I got my fill. After returning to the states, I made pisco sours ad nauseum. It’s time for me to bring it back into our household.