Historic Centre of Lima
The Historic Centre of Lima is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Business center
- Description: World Heritage Site in Peru
- Also known as: “Lima Monumental Zone” and “Monumental Zone of Lima”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quilca and Archbishop Loayza National Hospital.
Quilca
Bus station
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Quilca is a bus station, which is situated 130 metres southeast of Historic Centre of Lima.
Archbishop Loayza National Hospital
Hospital
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Archbishop Loayza National Hospital is a public hospital located in Lima, Peru. It is administered by the Ministry of Health. It was founded by the first archbishop of Peru, Gerónimo de Loayza in 1549 as Saint Anne's Hospital, which provided health services to the indigenous population and poor women. Archbishop Loayza National Hospital is situated 270 metres northwest of Historic Centre of Lima.
National Museum of Peruvian Culture
Museum
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The National Museum of Peruvian Culture, formerly the National Archaeology Museum, is a museum dedicated to Peruvian culture in Lima, Peru. National Museum of Peruvian Culture is situated 390 metres north of Historic Centre of Lima.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lima and Central Lima.
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.
Central Lima
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Central Lima, Peru comprises the districts of Lima, Breña, Jesús María, Lince, La Victoria, San Luis, El Agustino and Rímac.
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.
Historic Centre of Lima
- Categories: old town, historic district, urban area, neighborhood, and office
- Location: Lima region, Peru, South America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Historic Centre of Lima” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المركز التاريخي لليما”
- Arabic: “مركز ليما التاريخي”
- Basque: “Limako Hirigune Historikoa”
- Catalan: “Centre històric de Lima”
- Chinese: “利馬歷史中心”
- Chinese: “利马历史中心”
- Chinese: “利马的历史中心”
- Dutch: “Historisch centrum van Lima”
- Esperanto: “Historia urboparto de Limo”
- French: “Centre historique de Lima”
- Galician: “Centro histórico de Lima”
- German: “Altstadt von Lima”
- German: “Historisches Zentrum von Lima”
- Hausa: “Cibiyar Tarihi ta Lima”
- Hebrew: “המרכז ההיסטורי של לימה”
- Indonesian: “Pusat Sejarah Lima”
- Italian: “Centro di Lima”
- Italian: “centro storico di Lima”
- Italian: “Centro storico di Lima”
- Japanese: “リマ旧市街”
- Japanese: “リマ歴史地区”
- Lingua Franca Nova: “Sentro istorial de Lima”
- Portuguese: “Centro Histórico de Lima”
- Russian: “Исторический центр Лимы”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Historijski centar Lime”
- Spanish: “Casco antiguo de Lima”
- Spanish: “Casco historico de Lima”
- Spanish: “Casco histórico de Lima”
- Spanish: “Centro de Lima”
- Spanish: “Centro historico de Lima”
- Spanish: “Centro histórico de Lima”
- Turkish: “Lima’nın Tarihi Merkezi”
- Turkish: “Lima’nın Tarihî Merkezi”
- Vietnamese: “Trung tâm lịch sử của Lima”
- Yoruba: “Historic Centre of Lima”
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