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Lima, Peru |
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Lima, Peru Parks & Gardens
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Parque Kennedy
Mariflores, Peru
Between Diagonal and Avenida José Larco to the west and east and Schell to the south.
Parque Central is adjacent directly to the north.
Smack dab in the middle of Lima’s upscale Miraflores neighborhood is Parque Kennedy,
flanked by two major thoroughfares—Avenida José Larco and Diagonal. The park is
a small oasis among tall buildings and the congested traffic for which Lima is famous.
A paved walkway runs through the center of Parque Kennedy, which draws a good number
of people from all walks of life, at all times of day.
Young couples snuggle on benches, men in business suits sit on a small field of
concrete stools and read the paper while they get their shoes shined, and vendors
sell salty popcorn from red and white carts. The southern end of the park is home
to a children’s playground. There’s a good view of the very ornate Iglesia de la
Virgen Milagrosa on the north end. Parque Kennedy is across the street from Restaurant
Row, famous for its dozens of restaurants and bars that range from Italian and wood-oven
pizzerias to Brazilian barbecue and Cuban dance floors. Get ready to make a run
for it—crossing Diagonal is like dodging speeding bullets.
Restaurant Row is pedestrian only and hopping at night, even during the work week.
Competition is fierce: Nearly every eatery or bar has someone outside, shouting
out drink specials and personally beckoning you in. It’s difficult to decide if
a place is packed because it’s got great food or because they were offering the
cheapest pisco sour. In the evening, Parque Kennedy takes on the atmosphere of a
little fiesta. Diners on their way to restaurants and clubs that ring Parque Kennedy
stroll through. Some nights, the elevated cement circle in the park center plays
host to artists selling woodwork, jewelry and other handiwork or vendors selling
antiques. Outside cafés are usually full and decorated with white outdoor lights
and table canopies. A meal at the parkside cafés will run you about $7 (22 nuevo
sols) and up.
On a weekend, Park Kennedy in Miraflores is a happening place to be. Artists are
out selling their paintings, lovers are pecking at each other in the shade, children
are playing on the swings and people are just enjoying their leisure time. On one
weekend evening, a crowd was watching a dozen ballroom dancers waltz while, not
far away, a colorful band of local musicians played Peruvian tunes.
“El Parque de Amor”
Love Park
Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Love Park is located on the cliffs of Chorrillos overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
It’s surrounded by walls of romantic quotes scripted in mosaic tiles and a monumental
statue of two lovers embracing each other in the center of the park. The major sculpture
in the park is of “El Beso”, a couple engaged in a passionate kiss. It was sculpted
by Victor Delfin.
“Maria Reiche Garden”
located overlooking the Pacific Ocean, north of El Parque del Amor.
Maria Reiche Garden is a very new garden and park, the park isvery nicely groomed
with flower gardens in the shape of some of the Nazca Lines that Maria Reiche studied
and discovered during most of her life.
The garden lights up at night with the shape of the figures glowing. It is a nice
way to honor her memory.
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