Ascona
Ascona is a locality in Pueblo Libre, Lima. Ascona is situated nearby to the suburb Pueblo Libre District, Lima, as well as near the locality Magdalena del Mar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seminario de Lima and National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru.
Seminario de Lima
College
Photo: Miguel Angel Chong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Seminary of Saint Turibius, also known as the Seminary of Lima or, is a priestly seminary in charge of training seminarians to be future priests of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima.
National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru
Museum
Photo: Ibrehaut, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, housed at the Palacio de la Magdalena, located in the main square of Pueblo Libre, a district of Lima, Peru.
Larco Herrera Museum
Museum
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Lima and Santa Beatriz.
West Lima
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.
Santa Beatriz
Quarter
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Santa Beatriz is a neighbourhood in Lima District. It is the southernmost area of the district. It limits to the north, with the historic centre of Lima; to the east, with La Victoria; to the south, with Lince; and to the west, with Jesús María. Santa Beatriz is situated 4 km east of Ascona.
Lima
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Ascona
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Azcona”
- Location: Pueblo Libre, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-12.08333° or 12° 5′ southLongitude
-77.06667° or 77° 4′ westElevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
57V4WW8M+M8GeoNames ID
3947245
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