Ascona

Ascona is a locality in , . Ascona is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seminario de Lima and Faculty of Pontifical and Civil Theology of Lima.

College
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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.

University
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The is a pontifical institution located in , . It was officially established in 1551 as a faculty of the , from which it separated in 1935.

Museum
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The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru is the largest and oldest museum in , housed at the Palacio de la Magdalena, located in the main square of Pueblo Libre, a district of , Peru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima and Santa Beatriz.

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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 , and have their own pages.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of . It serves as the district's southernmost area, bordered to the east by Paseo de la República Avenue, to the south by , and to the west by . is situated 4 km east of Ascona.

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is the capital of 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

Latitude
-12.08333° or 12° 5′ south
Longitude
-77.06667° or 77° 4′ west
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
57V4WW8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
3947245
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