Miraflores / Parque del Amor & Malecón
Parque del Amor / Malecón de Miraflores
A seaside promenade on the clifftop, with the 'Kiss' sculpture, Gaudí-style mosaic benches and a paragliding takeoff point. It is Lima's top spot for watching the sunset over the Pacific.
Miraflores is Lima's safest district and the most suitable for visitors to stay in. Along the cliffs of the Costa Verde runs a roughly 10-km seaside promenade (Malecón), linking a series of parks. Parque del Amor, opened in 1993, is famous for Víctor Delfín's giant sculpture El Beso (The Kiss) and its colorful mosaic wave benches inspired by Barcelona's Park Güell. The benches are inlaid with love poems by Peruvian poets, making the park a favorite photo spot for local couples and tourists. A 10-minute walk south is the paragliding takeoff point (Parapuerto). Tandem flights cost about US$60 to 80 for 10 minutes, depending on wind conditions, and operate from 12:00 to 17:00. In winter, fog often grounds flights. Further south is the Larcomar shopping center, built into the cliff, whose restaurant terraces face the ocean. From Parque del Amor, heading north leads to the Lighthouse Park and the Huaca Pucllana pre-Inca pyramid, about a 15-minute drive away. Start strolling the promenade around 17:00, watch the sunset at Larcomar, then have dinner near Kennedy Park (the cat park). Getting there: you can walk from Miraflores. From the old town, an Uber takes about 30 to 40 minutes. Notes: the clifftop is windy and cool, so bring a jacket. Cyclists and pedestrians use separate lanes, so watch out for cyclists.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Miraflores Paragliding (Parque Raimondi)
- Larcomar
- Parque Kennedy (Parque Central de Miraflores)
- Mercado N°1 de Surquillo
- Huaca Pucllana
- Lugar de la Memoria (LUM)
- Barranco
- Huaca Huallamarca