 CHALA
Bajada
de
los
Baños
343,
Barranco
Telf.
51 1
252-
8515
Peruvian gourmet.
Five minute
walk
from
Second
Home
Peru.
www.chala.com.pe
 CANTA
RANA
Calle
Pasaje
Genova
101
,
Barranco
Telf.
51 1
247-
7274
Breakfast
and
lunch
restaurant.
Serves
a
variety
of
seafood
dishes.
www.cantarana.pe
 LA
73
Avenida
el
Sol
Oeste
175,
Barranco
Telf.
51 1
247-
0780
Hip
e restaurant
and
bar
between
Barranco
and
Miraflores.
www.restaurantela73.com
 PICAS BAR
Bajada de Baños S/N,
Barranco
Telf.
51 1
252-8095
This
bar located underneath Puente de Los Suspiros mixes local spirits.
www.picas.com.pe
 AYAHUASCA
BAR
Prolongacion
San
Martin
130,
Barranco
Telf.
51 1
98
104
-4745
Peruvian inspired style bar.
Two
minute
walk
from
Second
Home.
www.ayahuascabar.com
 CASA TALLER DELFIN
Dr. Domeyer 366, Barranco
Telf.
51 1 247-1299
House & gallery of artist Victor Delfin. By appointment only.
lilian.delifin@gmail.com
 PEDRO DE OSMA
Av. Pedro de Osma 423, Barranco
Telf.
51 1 467-0141 / 467-0063
Palace museum of XVI, XVII , XVIII y XIX century peruvian virreynal art.
www.museopedrodeosma.org
 LUCIA DE LA PUENTE
Paseo Sáenz Peña 206, Barranco
Telf.
51 1 477-9740 / 477-0237
Peruvian contemporary art gallery. Renown/young artists exhibitions.
www.gluciadelapuente.com
 DEDALO ART
Paseo Sáenz Peña 295, Barranco
Telf.
51 1 652-5400
Peruvian contemporary yewerly and handicrafts gallery store.
www.dedaloarte.blogspot.com |
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The district is considered to be the city's most romantic and bohemian, being the home and working place of many of Peru's leading artists, musicians, designers and photographers. In the 19th-century, it was a very fashionable beach resort for the Limeño aristocracy, and many people used to spend the summer here and in neighboring
Chorrillos. Today, Barranco's beaches are among the most popular within the worldwide surfing community, and a marina completed in 2008 provides state-of-the-art services for its yacht club.
The name Barranco (Spanish for ravine) is descriptive of its topography, featuring homes and restaurants in and around a ravine near a cliff overlooking a sand strip which runs from the Miraflores District to Chorrillos (now flanked by a highway, Costa Verde Ave.).
There is a beautiful walkway to the sea that runs through Barranco, called the Bajada de los Baños. Crossing over this walkway is the Puente de los Suspiros, or Bridge of Sighs. The walkway is bordered on both sides by grand houses, and the legend goes that a wealthy man's daughter living in one of these grand houses fell in love with a lowly street sweeper. Her father forbade the union, and she lived out her days as a spinster, waiting at her window for a glimpse of her beloved. Those who walked across the bridge could hear her plaintive sighs. On the far side of the bridge is a park with a statue of Barranco's famous singer and composer, Chabuca Granda.
Barranco has many houses in the colonial and Republican style (called "casonas"), flower-filled parks and streets, and appealing beachfront areas. Lima's contemporary art museum, the MAC, is located in Barranco, as well as the Museo Pedro de Osma, which hosts one of the best collections of colonial art and is itself one of Barranco's best kept examples of late-19th century architectural style. The district includes numerous restaurants, nightclubs, discos, bars and peñas, where one can appreciate Peruvian music shows. On Pedro de Osma Ave., some tracks from the former streetcar (originally a railroad between Chorrillos/La Herradura and Downtown Lima) can be seen.
The cliffs of Chorrillos shield Barranco from colder and more humid winds coming from the South. As a result, Barranco has a unique micro-climate that is warmer and drier than many of the other districts of Lima, which are generally more humid, especially between May and October.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barranco_District
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