Private tour in Lima Vanessa V

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Base cost of tour
  • $ 180 USD

Lima's Jewish Heritage Tour

Tour #531654
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Pricing Details
Base cost of tour

up to 2 people

3 hours 30 minutes

Private transportation

Party Size:

1

Overview of your Lima tour:

Did you know that we had a secret Jewish community in Lima during the 16th and 17th centuries? Our Lima's Jewish Heritage tour focuses on the history of the secret Jewish community of Lima back in the colonial period of the city 16th till 17th century, and also shows you where the community lives nowadays, visiting externally (panoramic tour) the local Jewish school and synagogue. This tour is the product of years of investigation I've done in the search for the Jewish history of Lima. IMPORTANT: For security reasons, any visits to synagogues or buildings of the Jewish community in Lima have to be arranged directly by visitors, You can contact in English the following email: unionisraelita@gmail. com (Sharon Synagogue) // or the Jewish museum: holocaustoyhumanidadesperu@gmail. com

Your Lima tour itinerary

-We will start this tour with a pick-up at your hotel, we will go first in the direction of the historic center of Lima to learn about the colonial secret Jewish community, which disappeared at the end of the 17th century due to the persecution of the Spanish Inquisition and the slow assimilation into the local culture. 
 -We will learn the history of many possible crypto-Jews, such as Francisco Pizarro, conquistador of Peru and founder of Lima, and will learn why a Peruvian Archaeologist believes he was "Judaizante", the mystery of his burial, and More. -We will visit the Main Square of Lima, and learn about the "Autos de Fe" in Peru. 
-We will go for a panoramic tour of the neighborhood where most Peruvian Jewish Live nowadays to learn the history of the contemporary community, while we learn about our Peruvian "Righteous Among the Nations" seeing during our panoramic tour the locations of the only Jewish school in Peru, a Synagogue and the Chabad-Lubavitch. -Return to your Hotel and end of our tour

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Transportation Details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Suv

Private Suzuki New Vitara, Attention: this vehicle can accommodate from 2 to 3 participants in the back seat beside the driver and your guide in the front seats, all 3 back seats have seatbelts. For 1 passenger a hatchback Suzuki Car, a bigger vehicle (VAN, SPRINTER , MINI BUS) can be arranged by request to accommodate a bigger group or to give extra comfort to the group.

What's included
  • Private Guide
  • Private Transportation
What's extra
  • Food Drinks Snacks
Meeting location

Lima, Callao Region, Peru

Airport or hotel

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories

Religious Sites

History

Layover

Languages
Fluent

Spanish

Fluent

English

Activity level
Light
Accessibility

Kid Friendly

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    up to 2 people

    Duration:

    3 hours 30 minutes

    Transportation:

    Private transportation

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