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Puente de los Suspiros

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Lima, Peru - November 30th 2024 - Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs), Barranco District, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-05-22T14:23:45.000Z, User: lonelyplanetmedia, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Global Publishing WIP, other: Pia Peterson Haggarty // SS Comp Ingestion

A block west of the main plaza, look for this renovated, narrow wooden bridge over an old stone stairway that leads to the beach. Especially popular with couples on first dates, the bridge has inspired many a Peruvian folk song.

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