Bronx · Lima · Since 2017
I left a New York law firm to write about Lima.
I'm Brian Peters. For the last eight years I've been quietly publishing honest, unhurried travel writing about Peru's capital — the food, the fog, the cliffs, the small details no guidebook bothers with.
8+
Years writing about Lima
120
Stories published
14
Neighborhoods covered
42K
Monthly readers
Featured stories
A few favorites to start with.
Quick facts
Lima, in numbers.
The basics you need before booking a flight — population, climate, currency, and the questions readers email me most often.
- Population
- 10.7M
- Currency
- Sol (PEN)
- Language
- Spanish
- Time zone
- PET (UTC−5)
- Best months
- Dec – Apr
- Coastline
- 60 km
Neighborhood guides
Walk Lima with someone who lives there.
Five honest, in-depth guides to the neighborhoods I know best — written from years of walking, eating, and getting (politely) lost.
Letters from readers
Kind notes I keep in a folder.
"Brian's neighborhood guide to Barranco was the only thing I read before flying to Lima. It turned out to be the only thing I needed."
"His ceviche essay made me cry on a flight, which I did not expect. Then I ate at every place he mentioned. He was right about all of them."
"I have read a lot of travel writing about South America. This is the only blog that feels like it was written by someone who actually lives there."
"Soy peruano y vivo en Europa. Brian escribe sobre mi ciudad con más cariño que la mayoría de los limeños. Es raro y hermoso."
Letters from Lima
A short note, once a month.
One handwritten letter each month — a new story, a hidden café in Barranco, a shortlist of what to eat this week. No spam, no affiliate clutter, unsubscribe in one click.