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According to early Spanish articles, the Lima area was once called Itchyma, [citation needed] after its original inhabitants. However, even before the Inca occupation of the area in the 15th century, a famous oracle in the Rímac Valley had come to be known by visitors as Limaq (Limaq, pronounced , which means "talker" or "speaker" in the coastal Quechua that was the area's primary language ...
[20] [21] In Spanish and Italian today lima means lime fruit. In bygone centuries in Spanish and Italian lima meant also lime-lemon varieties distinct from today's lime. Pedro de Alcalá's Spanish-Arabic dictionary year 1505 translated the Spanish lima as Arabic lim. [21] Today in English "lime" has become a color-name as well as a fruit.
In the Dominican Republic, it is called limón dulce, lima dulce, dulce limeta, or limettioides dulces, because of this sweetness in these two citrus fruits. [9] In the Yucatán, it is called "lima". This commonly causes confusion, with dishes such as Sopa de lima being translated as "lime soup". The word for sour lime in the Yucatan is limón.
Lima is a Portuguese language surname. Adriana Lima (born 1981), Brazilian model; Ana Clara Lima (born 1997), Brazilian television presenter and reporter; Antônio Lima dos Santos (1942–2025), known as Lima, Brazilian international footballer; Brian Lima (born 1972), Samoan rugby union player; Bruno Lima (born 1996), Argentine volleyball player
Marinera Norteña. Marinera is a partner dance that originated along the coastal regions of Peru, using handkerchiefs as props. The dance is a re-enactment of an ancient Mochic dance, modernised with a mix of Spanish contradanza and Andean zamacueca, and is a stylized reenactment of a courtship, showing a blend of the different cultures of Peru.
"MMX (The Social Song)" is a single by the band Enigma released on 15 December 2010 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the musical project. In October 2010 Enigma's producer Michael Cretu invited the fans to record themselves and vote for a vocalist to create the song via internet.
Miraflores, Catamarca, a village and municipality in Argentina; Miraflores, Chaco, a village and municipality in Argentina; Miraflores Private Neighborhood, in Garín, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
In the 2017 Census, those of age 12 and above were asked what ancestral origin they belong to, with 60% of Peruvians self-identifying as mestizos, 20% as Quechuas, 5% as European, 3% as Afro-Peruvian, 2% as Aymaras, 0.6% as Amazonians, and 0.1% as Asian. [27]