Historic Centre of Lima

The Historic Centre of Lima is the historic city centre of the city of , the capital of . Located in the city's districts of and , both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the…
  • Business center
  • …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (450 feet)
  • Description: World Heritage Site in Peru
  • Also known as
    “Lima Monumental Zone”
    “Monumental Zone of Lima”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quilca and Archbishop Loayza National Hospital.
is a bus station, which is situated 130 metres southeast of Historic Centre of Lima.
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is a public hospital located in , . is situated 270 metres northwest of Historic Centre of Lima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lima and Central Lima.
Central , comprises the districts of Lima…
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Latitude
-12.05139° or 12° 3′ 5″ south
Longitude
-77.04306° or 77° 2′ 35″ west
Open location code
57V4WXX4+CQ
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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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”
  • 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 histórico de Lima”
  • Spanish: “Centro de Lima”
  • Spanish: “Centro histórico de Lima”
  • Turkish: “Lima’nın Tarihî Merkezi”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung tâm lịch sử của Lima”
  • Yoruba: “Historic Centre of Lima”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chacra Colorada and Breña.

Peru: Highlights

Learn more about Lima and Machu Picchu.
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