Enjoy the Bosque el Olivar
Stroll through the beautiful Bosque el Olivar in the San Isidro District, with its 44 species of trees and more than 20 species of birds. The origins of the park date back to 1560, when the Spaniard Antonio de Rivera sailed to Lima carrying 100 olive saplings. Only three saplings survived the journey, but from them grew many more. Today the tranquil park contains more than 1,500 olive trees grown from the original three plants.
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