Barranco (Bridge of Sighs) - Lima, Peru Barranco is another southern district of Lima, just next to Miraflores. Barranco, with many fantastic old colonial houses, is my favourite district in Lima, it's more genuine, more relaxed and unspoiled than Miraflores where it has gotten a bit too commercial. The Puente de Suspiros (bridge of sighs) is a small bridge with a nice view out to sea. The legend goes that a wealthy man's daughter living in one of these grand houses fell in love with a lowly street sweeper. Her father forbade the union, and she lived out her days as a spinster, waiting at her window for a glimpse of her beloved. Those who walked across the bridge could hear her plaintive sighs. From the bridge, you walk past an old church. The walkway ends at a lookout point over the Pacific. It's a great spot, but swamped with couples making out at night. www.poeticliterature.com
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