Lima :: San Borja

San Borja

One of the most lovely and also rapid changing district in Lima is San Borja. A few years ago it seemed like paralized when the high train was built. I guess it was because of the really terrible dirt everywhere. Lots of former shops and restaurants closed along the Av. Aviación where the high train was constructed. In 2012 the construction was terminated and the train came to service. Since that time the business situation in Av. Aviación came back to regular life and everything seemed to bloom again like a flower. 

San Borja has three main roads, which are the Panamericana Sur in the east, the city highway Av. Javier Prado in the north and the Av. Aviación that passes through. These main connections cause that the district has extremely high traffic. Most of the districts in Lima are kinda city in the city, but maybe San Borja is it just a bit more. With the new built shopping center “Rambla” in San Borja north in the corner of Av. Aviación and Av. Javier Prado and the “Real Plaza Angamos” in San Borja south, they have two big shopping centers. There is also the new national theater (Teatro Nacional), the national museum of Peru (Museo de la Nacion) (free entrance) as well as the national library (Bibliotheca Nacional del Peru). 

Night illumination of the new National Theater in San Borja north

Beside all this official points of interest there are also some beautiful parks. There is a park all along the middle of the Av. San Borja Norte and the Av. San Borja Sur. Lots of flowers, wild grown trees and gym installations guide you along the way. Both roads end in the east at the Panamericana Sur in other fantastic and absolutely worth seeing parks. Av. San Borja Norte ends in the park of the heros of the army (Parque de los heroes del Ejercito) and the Av. San Borja Sur ends in the love park (Parque del Amor), which is really fantastic. There you can take photos with your love on the bench of love (Banca del Amor) like King and Queen.

Between these two parks you can see the building of the General Staff of the Peruvian Army (Cuartel General del Ejercito del Peru). A really majestic building in the green. A real adventure to walk all those parks and see these places, markets and shopping centers, but you won't regret to take the time to visit these places.

In the northeast corner of San Borja is one of the biggest highway crossing in Lima. It divides the Panamericana in north and south and meet the city freeway Av. Circumvalación and the Av. Javier Prado. At this highway crossing also meet three districts, which are San Borja, Ate and Santiago de Surco (Surco).

Park of Love, San Borja Sur

Park of Love, San Borja Sur

To live in San Borja is interesting from my point of view, because beside all these big traffic knots there are lots of traffic closed settlements with more own little parks and lots of green. Quiet spots where you can just simply forget the stress of the streets around. You also can get everything you need very close in traditional markets as well as in supermarkets and little shops at the corner. And if you are looking for an individual grill or smoker one day, you should have a look at the south end of Av. San Luis and Av. Primavera. There you can find many little workshops where they build and sell all kind of grills and smoker.

General Staff of the Peruvian Army

Curious building

Av. Javier Prado at night

A nice little park in San Borja

10 km Jogging trail in San Borja

High train station still under construction

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