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The city of kings offers a wide variety of activities. As it is one of the few South American capitals in front of the sea (apart from Montevideo and Buenos Aires) and is in between different sea currents, Lima is a paradise for surfers and food based on fish and seafood. Lima's cuisine is considered as one of the best and more diverse of the world.
Lima offers inside the metropolitan area, many outdoor activities such as Paragliding and Hangliding that can be done in a Tandem flight over Miraflores with AeroXtreme, PeryFly or flying by your own doing a full course or a one day course with a paragliding school like Infinity Paragliding School or Parapente Paragliding Peru. Most of the flights are done in one of the cliff edge sides of Miraflores, next to Parque del Amor.
Other entertaining and interesting option are the Bike Tours through the best spots of the city such as Barranco, San isidro, Miraflores, Chorrillos and the Downtown area. Companies like Bike Tours of Lima organize guided bicycle tours in english or spanish at reasonable prices. Also there is a possibility to rent a bike for hours or days to do your own bike trip.
Mountain Biking is also a great option very close to the city. The districts of Pachacamac, Cieneguilla and Mala have very good bicycle paths and circuits to have a great experience with a great weather and under professional supervision. Companies like Peru Bike and Peru Biking Tours offer different alternatives.
Traditional City tours are also available in the city, Lima Vision and Urbanito have different daily tours.
City Tour Of Lima
If you are used to boring clinical supermarkets, drop by one of the local markets to experience something very different. Fruits and vegetables hang freely, fresh from their vines, fish and poultry as well, freshly butchered. Be careful when purchasing raw or uncooked food.
Gymnasiums - if you just want to get a workout, there are a number of gyms to choose from. Many hotels offer their gyms to the public for a fee. There is a climbing wall to practice on Av. Diez Canseco, block 3, counting from Parque Kennedy.
Fountain Park of the Reserve (Parque de la Reserva), Miraflores District, Lima, Peru (unknown), ? unknown. unknown. Re-opened on July 27, 2007 this fountain park is one of the largest in South America, holding a Guinness World Record for the highest public fountain in the world, at over 80m tall. With 13 fountains in total one could spend several hours here walking around and taking pictures. Best time to go is right at sunset and stay till dark to see all the lights in full effect in each one of the fountains. They also have a laser show at the Fuente de la Fantasia fountain that last apx 30 min (a must see!). S/. 4.00.

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To Islas Palomino (Palomino Islands) are located at short distance from the port of Lima, Callao. These small islands are inhabited by small colonies of sea lions, Peruvian boobies and Guanay cormorants. This is a reasonable alternative excursion to famous Ballestas Islands in Paracas if you are spending some days in Lima and can not travel south to Pisco and Paracas, and also if you want to swim with the sea lions. (In Ballestas that is forbidden.).