Universidad Católica

Universidad Católica is a college in San Miguel District, Lima, Peru. Universidad Católica is situated nearby to the archaeological site Huaca Corpus I, as well as near Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and Huaca Corpus I.

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

University

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Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is a private research university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is situated 770 metres southwest of Universidad Católica.

Huaca Corpus I

Archaeological site

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Huaca Corpus I is an archaeological site, which is situated 310 metres northeast of Universidad Católica.

Larco Herrera Museum

Museum

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The Larco Museum is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building. Larco Herrera Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Universidad Católica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima and Lima.

West Lima

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Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel districts of Lima, to the south of the Rimac River and west of Av. Arequipa. The related districts of Central Lima, Miraflores and Barranco have their own pages.

Lima

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Lima is the capital of Peru and its largest city. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the modern city is a curious mix of the modern mega city with some 'islands of modernity', large but orderly slum areas and colonial architecture in downtown.

Santa Beatriz

Quarter

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Santa Beatriz is a neighbourhood of Lima District. It serves as the district's southernmost area, bordered to the east by Paseo de la República Avenue, to the south by Lince, and to the west by Jesús María. Santa Beatriz is situated 4½ km east of Universidad Católica.

Universidad Católica

Type: College
Also known as: “Universidad Catolica”
Category: education
Location: San Miguel District, Lima, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-12.06429° or 12° 3′ 51″ south

Longitude

-77.0756° or 77° 4′ 32″ west

Elevation

82 metres (269 feet)

Open location code

57V4WWPF+7Q

GeoNames ID

3945191

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Spanish: “Universidad Católica”

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