Peru · Punta Hermosa, Lima · #8 of Peru's ten by fame
Called El Silencio. Lima comes anyway, in large numbers.
No photo yet. We don’t lie with pictures.
How we rated it: a source calls the rocks at La Peluda a hazard at mid and low tide, which takes it down one.
El Silencio is 45 km from downtown Lima, at kilometre 42 to 43 of the South Pan-American Highway, about 45 minutes to an hour by car. Entry is free and open around the clock. It has public restrooms with showers and changing rooms, and lifeguards in summer and at weekends. In Lonely Planet's words, it naturally attracts a large crowd of Limeño beach lovers.
Warmest sea in February. Fewest wet days in May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
1 beach within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
A large crowd from Lima, calmer on weekdays.
45 km from downtown Lima, about 45 minutes to an hour by car, at km 42 to 43 of the South Pan-American Highway.
Yes, during summer and at weekends, according to one guide. It also has public restrooms with showers and changing rooms.
