Breña

Worth seeing in and around Breña

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   National University of San Marcos

   The National University of San Marcos is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established and the oldest continuously operating university.

   3.6 km · public research university in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia
2. 02
   National Stadium of Peru

   The National Stadium of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 40,272 seats as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation and Instituto Peruano del Deporte.

   2 km · sports stadium in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Larco Museum

   The Larco Museum is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building.

   2.7 km · archaeological museum in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cathedral of Lima

   The Cathedral Basilica of Lima, commonly known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lima, Peru. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lima.

   2.6 km · 16th century Roman Catholic cathedral in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Historic Centre of Lima

   The Historic Centre of Lima is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the Peruvian government in 1972, and the second one—contained within the first one—is the World Heritage Site established by UNESCO in 1988, whose buildings are marked with the organisation's black-and-white shield.

   1.1 km · World Heritage Site in Peru · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

   Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is a private research university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country.

   3.4 km · private university in Peru · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Plaza Mayor, Lima

   The Plaza Mayor, also known as the Plaza de Armas, is the main public square of the historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It dates back to the foundation of the city by Francisco Pizarro on 18 January 1535.

   2.5 km · cultural heritage site in Peru · Wikipedia
8. 08
   National Library of Peru

   The National Library of Peru is the national library of Peru, located in Lima. It is the country's oldest and most important library.

   2.6 km · national library, cultural heritage site in Peru · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Chosica

   The Diocese of Chosica is a diocese located in the city of Chosica in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

   4.6 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Peru · Wikipedia
10. 10
    National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru

    The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, housed at the Palacio de la Magdalena, located in the main square of Pueblo Libre, a district of Lima, Peru. The museum houses more than 100,000 artifacts spanning the entire history of human occupation in what is now Peru.

    2.5 km · museum in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia

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Getting to Breña

Airports

Jorge Chávez (LIM), 8 km

• Pucallpa → Breña

  492 km · quickest by air, 3h 59m · S/210–330
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• Trujillo → Breña

  489 km · quickest by air, 4h 14m · S/230–350
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• Cusco → Breña

  575 km · quickest by air, 4h 7m · S/230–360
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