Join the Free Barranco Tour in Lima and have an unforgettable stroll along one of the coolest neighborhoods in the capital of Peru. The Barranco District has its origins in the beginning of the 19th century when the enlightened movement arrived in Peru, and with it, a new importance was placed on health and hygiene. In Barranco the air was cleaner and purer, and the sun shone more than it did in grey Lima old town, therefore it became the perfect place to combat the so feared tuberculosis. With time the city grew and Barranco became just one more neighborhood of the great metropolis. However, it always was, and still is, a different neighborhood, the place where artists, writers and poets chose to live.
