Hotel El Molino

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Not far from the ‘beast’ of Lima’s southern suburbs lies the ‘beauty’ of El Molino, a lovingly tended hotel complex set on the banks of the Río Cañete on the cusp of Lunahuaná. The hotel offers boutique-style rooms encased in glassy river-facing units.

There are two pools, table football and a fine restaurant in the beautifully landscaped grounds where tranquility reigns, bar the odd triumphant whoop of a passing rafter.


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