House of Peruvian Literature

French Influenced Library

A great looking building which caught my eye from the Plaza Armas and located behind the Presidential Palace. Turns out it was originally the main Lima railway station and was built in 1912. The train...

We Did Find it Worth Our Time

I saw in another recent review that this place was not visited as the guide had told them that it was, "not worth our time". I disagree. While certainly not the most interesting place to visit in ce...

Very nice building that is visually attractive

As railroad stations go, this is a really good looking one, but it is no longer used for trains. Our guide told us that the purpose had changed and that the exhibits were not worth our valuable time....

Not interesting in our opinion

It used to the be the railway station but is now a library and/or a place which exhibits we not sure what.... Found it disappointing. Very useful if you need clean public toilets or a place to sit and...

Unica y muy bien conservada, Antigua Estación de trenes

Lo que antes fue la estación de los trenes de Ferrocarril Central del Peru , genial obra de ingeniería de E. Meiggs , se fue deteriorando con el pasar de los años por la falta de pasajeros; pero afort...