Travel in Peru, free pocket guide of Lima

Lima, is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers; on a desertic coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

In general, Flashbooking guides have been written for giving the essential information about the most visited cities in the world and in particular for any traveller or first-time visitor.

It forms a contiguous urban area with the seaport of Callao.

Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as the City of the Kings.

For a short visit, a week-end, a city break, these free pocket guides are useful printable and downloadable tools available online.

It became the most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru and, after the Peruvian War of Independence, the capital of the Republic of Peru.

In the Lima City guide students, families and backpackers can get a large selection of cheap or low cost accommodation with plenty of low cost solutions in budget youth hostels, bed and breakfast Lima, guesthouses, cheap hotel deals.

Today around one-third of the Peruvian population lives in its metropolitan area.

Flashbooking policy tends to privilege small and family-run hotels in order to promote an alternative tourism respectful of cultures and different societies.

The location of the city was decided at Epiphany (January 6), the day of the Three Kings, and Francisco Pizarro named it Ciudad de los Reyes.

Flashbooking chose to provide backpackers, students and families with a list of budget selected and independent accommodations worldwide, mostly run by locals, in order to promote an alternative tourism respectful of cultures and different societies.

Lima, its original name, however, persisted. It is uncertain where the name originated; it may derive either from the Aymara word lima-limaq, or from Quechuan rimaq.

For this and other reasons Flashbooking is becoming a recognized source of information and services for who loves creating a trip by him/herself and book bed nights securely online.

In the oldest Spanish maps of Peru, Lima and Ciudad de los Reyes can be seen together as names of the city.

Flashbooking's happy travellers can book their rooms and beds not only in cheap hotels or cheap hostel Lima but also consider other budget accommodations in Bed and Breakfast, Guesthouses, Campsites, apartments, farm houses and much more.

The river that feeds Lima is still called Rimac, Quechua for "Talking river".

Flashbooking accommodation database is easily available online and comes completed with all relevant information about youth hostel and hotel location and map, description, services, hostel contacts, customer ratings, six pictures and updated prices inclusive of taxes and services together with instant real availability.

Having the reservation final price is also convenient as it does give the transparency our users pretend while booking. Having the final total amount of your booking means you do not have to worry about other extra surprises!

So mates, we are looking forward to finding you THE budget accommodation that meets your needs and pocket for your next trip! Last but not least, if you wish to help us, you can either give your personal ratings of some accommodations, lodgings, bed and breakfast, youth hostels and budget small hotels where you stayed, or enlarging the hostel offer by reporting some new hostel contacts!

Having the reservation final price is also convenient as it does give the transparency our users pretend while booking. Having the final total amount of your booking means you do not have to worry about other extra surprises!

So mates, we are looking forward to finding you THE budget accommodation that meets your needs and pocket for your next trip! Last but not least, if you wish to help us, you can either give your personal ratings of some accommodations, lodgings, bed and breakfast, youth hostels and budget small hotels where you stayed, or enlarging the hostel offer by reporting some new hostel contacts!