Green Coast

La Costa green home is a circuit that integrates the beaches of San Miguel, Miraflores, San Isidro, Barranco and Chorrillos districts. In the middle of the century XIX the sea in Lima was considered only a means of transport and food, the aristocracy was not supported go to Tan as maintaining white skin was sign of distinction.

This changes radically when the city begins to grow and seek new spaces of recreation which gives way to the construction of the first balnerarios limenos.

With the boom of guano begins construction of the houses by the sea and the gradual arrival of aristocracy limena which makes this place a limena society meeting point. In some districts close to the Sea still can see some houses of that epoch which beautiful and wonderful architecture saved memories and stories of the time.

The war with Chile destroyed Chorrillos balnerario one of the most beautiful of South America. The spa was famous because people went to bathe in their jets of water were considered miraculous.

Appears ravine as a permanent home for the autocrats to then make a Bohemian district where residian poets, painters, sculptors and several other artists, with the bridge of sighs and the funicular worked with balls of water used to go down to the beach, Barranco is turned in an attractive district and singular beauty.

The beaches of Miraflores inserted within the circuit due to construction of the Leguia Avenue to unia this district with downtown Lima, making possible the arrival of the population in that area.

Waters performed the first surfing World Championship and the first world champion Felipe Pomar Foundation Waikiki the first Peru surf club.

1960S, architect Ernesto Aramburú Menchaca recreates the idea gain ground over the sea and begins to give shape to the project of the Green Coast. To that end, all land released the excavation to the express way became filling that originated the beaches of Miraflores and San Isidro Magdalena.

Currently believe the authority of the Green Coast project which seeks to promote this area and turn it into a tourist place, recreational and cultural.

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