I am almost reluctant to write this review as it would be a shame if the tourist hoards invaded this delightful barrio. But as I’ve been here for two months I’ve found some of Surco’s secrets. Plaza de Armas is the cultural heart of Surco....More

Its a beautiful place, with a city fastness and great architecture. The people are all dressed well and on their way to seemingly important things. Great restaurants and cabs everywhere.

The four of us had lunch, typical Amazon fresh fish Madura sweet style, and steamed,served tropical fruit salsa and lemon. I had BBQ 1/2 chicken on the BBQ, delicious, inca cola, and crustal lager beer. Very good lunch, not a fancy place. Had native jungle...More

I stayed with a 'host family' during an ~12 day trip to Peru. Staying in Surco was fantastic and gave me "the full experience." It was a beautiful area and I felt very safe while there. The only complaint is the distance to anything touristy;...More

Surco is a very nice part of Lima, an upper/upper-middle class area of town. We felt very safe there (using common sense of course) and it seemed like a fairly central location to Miraflores, Barranco, and other parts of town our mission work took us...More

We stayed in Surco. It's a nice enough area with lots of shops and bars and is connected to the metro (which doesn't really go very far). It's a 45 minute walk from Miraflores and about a 40 minute walk from the centre if you...More