Lima Museum of Contemporary Art

This guide to the Lima Museum of Contemporary Art traces what stood on this Barranco plot before the galleries did: a public zoo built around a small lake, with cages for condors, jaguars, seals and a hippopotamus, and a lakeside restaurant called La Laguna. It centers on a lavish costume ball there on the night of January 30, 1959, that drew complaints from neighbors and turned into a citywide scandal within days. You'll also hear about the zoo's later years, including two polar bears shipped in from California in 1964. Picture the boat rides and animal shows that once filled this ground before you step into the concrete galleries.