Larco Herrera Museum - The Larco Museum is housed in an 18th century colonial mansion that holds the most extensive collection of pre-Columbian art in Peru. Herrera contains fine examples of textile work, one of which has a world record-breaking 398 threads per inch, as well as the tools ancient Peruvians used to produce metals, huaco ceramics and gold and silver pieces with semiprecious stones.  Larco is one of the few museums in the world where visitors can also enter the storage area if they wish and view its 45,000 classified archaeological objects.  Its masterpieces are considered worldwide icons of Pre-Columbian.

Lima's weather and climate isn't what one would expect when travelling to a city located just 12° south of the equator. It’s usually described as mild and warm throughout the year without noteworthy rain making Lima one of the driest capitals in the world. The average temperatures range from 12°C to 18°C (low) and 24°C to 28°C (high). Relative humidity is very high, and produces quickly passing morning fogs from December to April and persistent low clouds and mist from May to November. Sunny, moist and warm summers (December - April) are followed by cloudy, damp and cool winters (May – November)

Weather Conditions due to location:
The reason for Lima's unusual weather conditions is its location. The capital of Peru is lying directly at the Pacific Ocean in an arid region of plains that rise to the east to the foothills of the Andes Mountains. The cold Humboldt Current which runs along most of the Peruvian and Chilean coast moderates the heat of the tropical sun, but at the same time produces high humidity with clouds and mist. The Andes Mountains to the east of the city prevent the tropical climate including storms and rains from the Amazon basin reaching the coast.

The Humboldt Current
The Humboldt Current was named after Alexander von Humboldt and is one of the major up welling systems of the world, supporting an extraordinary richness of marine life. The Peruvian coast is one of the richest areas of the world in terms of biomass and diversity. Water temperatures are generally very low (between 13 to 14º C in winter and 15 to 17º C in summer) and swimming is a really "refreshing" experience...