Peru Guide
Lima
Miraflores
As far as Lima's inhabitants are concerned, Miraflores is the major focus of the city's action and nightlife, its streets lined with cafés and the capital's flashiest shops. Although still connected to Lima Centro by the long-established Avenida Arequipa, another road – Paseo de la República (also known as the Via Expressa and El Zanjón) – now provides the suburb with an alternative approach.
The fastest way to get to Miraflores from Lima Centro is to take at taxi ($4 should be plenty) or, alternatively, any bus marked "Via Expressa" from Avenida Abancay and get off, after about 25 minutes, at the Benavides Bridge. A potentially faster option than the Via Expressa bus is to take a bus or colectivo with a sign for Benavides or Chorrillos from the first few blocks of Avenida Garcilaso de la Vega (a continuation of Avenida Tacna) and get off at El Haiti café/bar, the stop just before Miraflores Park, usually called El Parque de Miraflores.