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Lima has 44 districts from San Miguel (if you arrive via the LIM airport which is in fact within the province of Callao) to Pucusana to the south; to Ancon to the north; and to the east Lurigancho.\u00a0 We all call this area as \u201cLima Metropolitana\u201d.\u00a0 Outside this perimeter, Lima has other 9 provinces, but we are still in the department of Lima (Peru has 24 departments or regions).\u00a0 The province of Callao, right next to Lima, has 7 districts.\u00a0 Lima and Callao are very integrated and can be considered as one city, but each one has its own city mayor and its own traffic rules, procedures and tax collections. \u00a0We have posted several recommendations on what to visit in Lima and its musts<\/a> in the minimum time. \u00a0In this opportunity, we will send over our best suggestions to visit in the surroundings.<\/p>\n As a main cultural and archaeological visit the top is Caral<\/a>, the ancient civilization in the Americas. \u00a0This is approximately 180km north (2-hour drive). \u00a0Its importance relies on its age, from 5000 years ago, contemporary to the Egyptian pyramids, and where you can appreciate how it is conserved, its architectural complexity, and the way how they were organized socially. The way we suggest in our full day, combines it with Lomas de Lachay which is a protected natural area and visit of a small town, Huara, where the Independence was declared for the first time.<\/p>\n If you go for adventure and sports, we highly suggest Lunahuana. This valley is located approximately 190 km south of Lima.\u00a0 You need to go first directly 150km south in the Panamerican highway and at this point make a left to enter the valley into the Andes. Lunahuana offers possibility of rafting, canopying, mountain biking, and rappelling.<\/p>\n