Differences between Lima and Riverside

Travelers always search for interesting places to visit which have attractive things to know and give the best life experience for the tourists. When you travel for example from Lima to Riverside, you can see the most important characteristics in each city, and learn about their customs. In fact, Lima and Riverside share some similarities; however, they differ in various ways when you visit them.

Main Cathedral in Lima

Comparatively, Riverside and Lima have few things in common. For example, both cities have a lot of landmarks. Like Lima, Riverside has important places to visit which have a historical value. For this reason, in Lima you can visit The Government Palace, The Main Cathedral, San Marcos University, Saint Francis Monastery. On the other hand, Riverside has beautiful places to visit, such as: The Chinatown Site, The National Packing House, First Church of Chris Scientist, Fox Theater (where the movie Gone with the Wind premiered in 1939). Next, neither of the cities has a good public transportation, so I recommend take a taxi if you want to move very quickly in both cities.  Moreover, Lima has the same weather as Riverside because the two cities are both warm. This natural characteristic helps the growing citrus fruits in these cities.

Fox Theater

Although these important similarities exist, these cities are completely opposite. First, Lima is older than Riverside because Lima was founded in 1535; in contrast, Riverside is a modern city and it was established in 1870. This is a relevant point, for Lima was declared as a capital of humanity in 1992 for Unesco. Second, even though Lima has this important title, it doesn’t have a plan for the preservation of its historical buildings, but Riverside has a careful planning of the City’s Historic Preservation Program which helps to be more attractive than Lima for the tourists. Third, Lima is more crowded than Riverside because Lima has 1, 8 million people while Riverside has only 300, 430 people. Unlike Riverside, Lima is the political center in Peru. On the other hand, Riverside is a city inside California, but it is not the capital of the United States. Fourth, while Lima has different kinds of traditional festivals during the year, such as: The Lord of Miracles, Saint Rose of Lima; on the contrary, Riverside does not have a typical festival. Finally, Lima has a lot of typical restaurants, but Riverside only has fast food restaurants. Moreover, in Lima, the food is cheaper than Riverside, and you can eat different kinds of dishes; however, in Riverside only you can eat fast food.

Peruvian Government Palace

In conclusion, even though the two cities are both amazing places to visit and share things in common, they do not resemble each other. I believe that if a traveler wants an emotional experience, Lima offers several options to do and places to visit.