Parque de San Isidro

Lima is a big city, but it maintains their parks really well. One of the more wealthy areas in Lima is San Isidro and they invest a good amount of money to upkeep their park and make sure that it is secure. I haven't felt safer in this city since walking through the park of San Isidro with my camera. It is a known spot for wedding pictures and there were two photoshoots going on. My boss and I kind of crept up on them to observe and critique what would we have done. The Park of San Isidro is filled with flowers, fish, fountains and people relaxing. It is a common place for organizations to meet and discuss and for couples to walk around. It is about eight blocks long and each one is amazing. I highly recommend this park to be one of your stops while in Lima. It is very well known by Peruvians, but not by tourists. Enjoy a time to just relax and feel like your not in a big city.

There are a couple of churches near by and usually during Sunday you will find a good amount of people walking by the park. So I recommend going on a weekday and you will run into the residents of San Isidro and maybe a wedding shoot or two. Also if you are in the park during the season, you can get your hands on tons of olives since there are olive trees planted everywhere.