TAXI WARNING

It is an official warning in any Lima guidebook: Watch out for the taxi drivers.
Unscrupulous city cabbies are notorious for looking at wide-eyed foreigners like sharks look at chum.

Tales describe rides that amount to highway robbery, guests paying more than double or triple than the official rate.

The tourism boom since 2000 has firmly established the tourist industry as a key sector to peruvian economy.

Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru, as well as the capital of Lima Province. It is the cultural, industrial, financial, and transport hub of the country. The city is located in an area encompassing the valleys of the Chillon, Rimac and Lurin rivers. It lies on a desertic coast adjacent to the bay in the Pacific Ocean where its port was built and named Callao.

'The city of kings'. A mix of colonial and modern architecture, Lima is a fascinating city.

The Historic centre of Lima, located in downtown Lima and the Rimac District, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 due to the large number of historical buildings dating from the Spanish colonial era, a small number of which have now been restored. In particular, the monumental Plaza Mayor, with the 16th century Cathedral and the Presidential Palace, and the catacombs of the Convento de San Francisco are popular with visitors.

Peru is recognised by many as one of the most beautiful countries in South America, stimulated international awareness of the tourist attractions of the region.

Peru's political transformation in the early 2000's has paved the way for the country's return to the international tourism scene, with annual increases in tourism arrivals.

The increasing number of tour operators has made our industry much more competitive, thereby assuring the highest quality of service from Peru Golden Shuttle.