enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: interesting things about lima peru country

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Lima - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima

    Because of its location on the country's central coast, Lima is an important junction in Peru's highway system. Three major highways originate in Lima. The Northern Panamerican Highway extends more than 1,330 kilometers (830 mi) to the border with Ecuador connecting the northern districts with many major cities along the northern Peruvian coast.

  3. Historic Centre of Lima - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Centre_of_Lima

    The Historic Centre of Lima (Spanish: Centro histórico de Lima) is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru.Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the Peruvian government in 1972, [1] and the second one—contained within the first one—is the World ...

  4. History of Lima - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lima

    Carlos Huerta writes in his Chronology of the conquest of the kingdoms of Peru – Cronología de la conquista de los Reinos del Perú: Foundation of Lima. The city capital of Peru was founded on 18 January and was called Ciudad de los Reyes (City of Kings) in honor of the feast of the holy kings who was celebrated. Began in the church, the ...

  5. Plaza Mayor de Lima - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Mayor_de_Lima

    The Plaza Mayor de Lima, or Plaza de Armas de Lima, is considered one of the birthplaces [1] of the city of Lima, as well as the core of the city.Located in the Historic Centre of Lima, it is surrounded by the Government Palace, Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace of Lima, the Municipal Palace, and the Palacio de la Unión.

  6. Culture of Peru - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Peru

    Manuel Ascensio Segura y Cordero (Lima, 1805 - 1871) was a Peruvian writer and playwright, a representative of the costumbrista movement. In the 20th century, avant-garde movements gained strength, driven by magazines like Colónida and Amauta , the latter founded in 1926 by José Carlos Mariátegui , with notable collaborators such as César ...

  7. Lima culture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima_culture

    The Lima culture was an indigenous civilization which existed in modern-day Lima, Peru during the Early Intermediate Period, extending from roughly 100 to 650. This pre-Incan culture, which overlaps with surrounding Paracas, Moche, and Nasca civilizations, was located in the desert coastal strip of Peru in the Chillon, Rimac and Lurin River valleys.

  1. Ads

    related to: interesting things about lima peru country