Jesús María, Peru
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Favorite walking spots in Jesús María
Good meeting points for your first group walk.
Campo de Marte
You meet your group at the base of the massive Monumento a los Defensores de la Frontera. This completely flat loop takes you around the wide paved paths of the park for a relaxing forty minute walk spanning about two kilometers. It is busiest on Sunday mornings when families gather, but you find quiet spaces during weekday afternoons. Afterward, you can head to one of the cozy cafes along Avenida Horacio Urteaga for a warm coffee. To get here, take any bus running down Avenida Salaverry and get off near the park entrance.
Parque de los Proceres de la Independencia
You gather your walking group by the main entrance gate on Avenida Salaverry. This flat, paved loop winds through green lawns and historical monuments, taking about thirty minutes to complete a comfortable one and a half kilometer circuit. Saturday afternoons bring lively crowds, while weekday mornings offer a peaceful atmosphere. For a post walk drink, you can walk a block to the nearby Real Plaza mall for excellent coffee options. Reach the park easily by catching any public bus that travels along the busy Avenida Salaverry corridor.
Parque San Jose
You start this urban walk on the front steps of the historic Iglesia San Jose. This short, flat loop circles the lively park square and takes about twenty minutes to complete. It is busiest on Sunday mornings during church services, but you enjoy quiet paths on weekday mornings. After finishing your walk, you can grab a fresh espresso at one of the traditional bakeries along Jiron Huamachuco. To reach this central spot, take any bus down Avenida Brasil and get off at the San Jose station, just two blocks away.
Avenida Salaverry Ciclovia
You meet your group at the intersection of Avenida Salaverry and Avenida 28 de Julio. This flat, tree lined path runs down the center of the avenue, offering a straight three kilometer point to point walk that takes about forty five minutes. The path is busiest during the weekday evening rush hour and quietest during mid morning. You can finish your walk near the shopping mall and grab a hot coffee at one of the modern cafes nearby. Access is simple, as dozens of bus routes run directly along this major avenue.
Parque El Carmen
You assemble your walking group at the central gazebo inside this peaceful neighborhood park. This flat loop path circles the well manicured gardens and takes about twenty minutes of easy walking to complete. The park is busiest during the late afternoon when neighbors walk their dogs, but you find it quietest in the early morning. Afterward, you can walk a block to Avenida Bolivar to enjoy a coffee at a local cafe. You can easily reach the park by taking any bus along Avenida Brasil and walking three blocks east.
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Guides to get you started
How to Find a Walking Buddy Near You
Practical ways to find someone to walk with, and how to turn one good walk into a routine. Read the full guide
How to Meet People While Walking in a New City
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Frequently Asked Questions
How walkers in Jesús María find each other
The walking community in Jesús María is the people around Jesús María who use Walk With Me to walk together. You see their walks on the map, ask to join one, or post your own and let them find you.
A community like this doesn't need a club or a fixed Tuesday night. It works more like a noticeboard: someone posts a walk for Sunday morning, a few people nearby ask to join, and the host lets them in. Some walks turn into a weekly habit for the people on them, and others happen once, which is fine too.
This page exists because enough people who walk with the app live close together around Jesús María. A city gets a page once at least four people with public profiles, each within about 10 km of another, have used the app there in the last three months. The figures at the top come straight from the app and are rounded down to a range, so they never claim more walkers than there are.
Small communities move at the pace of whoever posts first. If the walks listed above are few or far off, a walk you create is the quickest way to change that. Start one live and walkers within about 10 km get a notification unless they've turned those alerts off, or plan one for later and it sits on the map for anyone looking ahead.
Walk With Me is free on iPhone and Android: the map, joining walks, creating your own and the friends list cost nothing. Add the people you enjoy walking with as friends, and next time you can filter the map to show just their walks. Your steps count on group walks too, so walking with them also moves you up the step rankings.