Pueblo Libre

Pueblo Libre is a district of Lima, Peru. Created by Law 9162 of November 5, 1940, it is a middle-class residential district and has the most parks in Lima, also housing several branches of banks, local private universities and major corporations.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Larco Herrera Museum and Pontifical Catholic University of 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.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lima and West Lima.

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.

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.

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.

Pueblo Libre

Type: Locality
Historically known as: “Magdalena Vieja”
Location: Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-12.0751° or 12° 4′ 30″ south

Longitude

-77.0657° or 77° 3′ 57″ west

Elevation

87 metres (285 feet)

Open location code

57V4WWFM+XP

GeoNames ID

8350115

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