[QUOTE=LetsGoMets;3073957]I hope everyone has a great time here and I love seeing more people come to Lima!
This is for everyone but I'm using this post. Don't take offense I'm just trying to help guys stay safe.
But as someone who lives here going on 2.5 years now, nobody should be staying outside Miraflores / barranco / San Isidro unless you have and carry a gun.
This isn't to scare people and it's not bullshit. Lima is extremely dangerous, much more than most other South American countries. There is just no reason to stay outside the safe zone.
Ubers and taxis are super cheap. With the brothels and websites there is no reason to pick up chicks off the street, especially outside Miraflores (sometimes you see working chicks in pizza alley).
The risk is not worth the money and it's more expensive than the brothels.
Street chicks are disgusting you don't know their hygiene or who they work for and the risk of catching disease or being robbed or killed isn't worth it.
Idk who is giving advice to stay outside Miraflores but I don't know any credible site member here who would suggest that.
Don't be cheap, you're spending good money to fly here and to skimp on hotel or location to be closer to a brothel is stupid when a taxi is like $10 to brothel.
Seeking is a good site and some members here have friends to refer but it's usually $100-$150 for 1. 5 hours for a chick to come to your place. That's nothing compared to the USA or Europe so idk why guys come here spend all this money and stay outside Miraflores and look for street chicks.
Yes you may be safe most nights if you're lucky but the $50-100 total your saving isn't worth the risk.
Stop cherry picking info on here and use your brain to see what most people agree about and that's locations, don't stay outside Miraflores.
It's very easy to see who is gringo by how we dress and all it takes is one poor Peruano or group of them to see you as a target, especially if you're alone and frequent street chicks who many locals may know.
I live here and have my L1 pistol carrying protection card, I'm retired military, I do boxing and BJJ and I've been in dangerous places in the world and I still won't stay overnight or walk alone outside Miraflores.
Think with your head not your dick. Have fun and be safe.[/QUOTE]Thank you for the advice. This will be my first visit to Lima, so I definitely don't want to do anything that could compromise my safety. The main reason I was considering staying closer to the Historic District was because of the reports I've read about the traffic. I heard that getting to Chongos, especially Las Sirenitas in the northern part of the city can sometimes take over two hours. My goal wasn't to save money, just to minimize time spent sitting in traffic with easy access to Mega plaza, Plaza Norte, Royal Plaza, Jr Zepita during daytimes.
