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Lima ( / ˈliːmə / LEE-mə; locally [ˈlima] ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes ( locally [sjuˈdat de los ˈreʝes], Spanish for "City of Kings "), is the capital and largest city of Peru.
- Lima (Disambiguation)
Lima is the capital of Peru. Lima or LIMA may also refer to:...
- Lima Province
Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is...
- List of People From Lima
Coat of Arms of Lima. This is a list of notable people from...
- Rímac River
The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most...
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- Jorge Chávez International Airport
Jorge Chávez International Airport (IATA: LIM, ICAO: SPJC,...
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Its main accesses are through the block 5 of Av. Amézaga and...
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Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital...
- History of Lima
The history of Lima, the capital of Peru, began with its...
- Lima (Disambiguation)
Lima es la capital y la ciudad más grande de Perú. Fundada en 1535, por el conquistador español, Francisco Pizarro, Lima se ha convertido en una ciudad con una historia que abarca más de cinco siglos.
Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km 2 (496,225 sq mi), Peru is the 19th largest country in the world , and the third largest in South America .
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Lima, city, capital of Peru. It is the country’s commercial and industrial centre. Central Lima is located at an elevation of 512 feet (156 metres) on the south bank of the Rímac River, about 8 miles (13 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean port of Callao, and has an area of 27 square miles (70 square km). Its name is a corruption of the Quechua name ...
Perhaps the best clue to the significance of Lima to the country of Peru can be found in its most popular nickname: El Pulpo (“The Octopus”). Metropolitan Lima’s huge size—it accounts for about one-fourth of the total population of Peru—has both resulted from and stimulated the concentration of people, capital, political influence, and social innovations. Lima’s unique status is but one of the more important consequences of a highly centralized, unitary state that from its inception in the early 19th century solved interregional conflicts by focusing power and prestige on the city. With its port of Callao and its location at the centre of Peru’s Pacific coast, Lima was long the only point of contact between the country and the outside world.
As with many sprawling and rapidly growing metropolitan centres, Lima has its detractors as well as its promoters. Those who remember the more tranquil, traditional days, before the arrival of millions of migrants and before the many buses and automobiles brought pollution and congestion, are prone to use another nickname for the capital: Lima la Horrible. This is the noisy, dirty, gloomy, damp, and depressing Lima, perceptions shared by both short-term visitors and longtime residents. Even though sunshine does break through the dense coastal fog in the summer, Lima then becomes unbearably hot as well as humid, and the sunshine seems to emphasize even more clearly the grimy buildings and lack of greenery in the central city.
The history of Lima, the capital of Peru, began with its foundation by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535. The city was established on the valley of the Rímac River in an area populated by the Ichma polity.
Lima is the capital city (where the government works), and is considered the most important and largest city of Peru. 75% of the Peruvian economy is handled in Lima. Lima is the industrial and financial center of Peru, and one of the most important financial centers in Latin America.
Jan 18, 2015 · Lima, founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes, is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
