Playa Chica

Playa Chica: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Playa Chica

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Playa Chica — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -11.80083, -77.17900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Playa Chica

• Necrópolis de Ancón · fort · Lima · ~5 km · Must-see
• Complejo arqueológico El Paraíso · fort · Lima · ~23 km · Must-see
• Museo de los Colli · museum · Lima · ~26 km · Must-see
• Huaca Santa Rosa · fort · Lima · ~30 km · Must-see
• Castillo de Chancay · park · Lima · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple · church · Lima · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chabuca Granda · park · Lima · ~36 km · Must-see
• Real Felipe Fortress · fort · Callao · ~37 km · Must-see
• Convento de los Descalzos · museum · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Iglesia de Santa Liberata · church · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Alameda de los Descalzos · park · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Convento de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio · church · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Huaca Palomino · fort · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Combate del Dos de Mayo · fort · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima · church · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Templo de San Sebastián · church · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Parroquia San Lazaro · church · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see
• Museo Nacional de la Cultura Peruana · museum · Lima · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Playa Chica

Other beaches & coast near Playa Chica

• La Pampilla · beach · Lima · ~49 km · Must-see
• Playa La Herradura · beach · Lima · ~56 km · Must-see
• Playa Punta Rocas · beach · Lima · ~92 km · Must-see
• Gran Almirante Grau · beach · Callao · ~38 km
• Playa de Puerto Bonito · beach · Lima · ~128 km
• Caral · beach · Lima · ~135 km
• Malecón Playa Chica · beach · Lima · ~0 km
• Playa Carachoza · beach · Lima · ~1 km
• Playa Grande · beach · Lima · ~1 km
• Playa Hondable · beach · Lima · ~2 km

All beaches & coast in Peru

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