Cercado de Lima
The Cercado de Lima, Damero de Pizarro, or Lima Cuadrada is an area of the historic center of Lima located within the old walls of the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: area of the historic center
- Also known as: “Damero de Pizarro” and “Lima Cuadrada”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rospigliosi Castle and Museum of Natural History, Lima.
Rospigliosi Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rospigliosi Castle is a castle and museum in the neighbourhood of Santa Beatriz in Lima District, Lima, Peru. Since 1959, part of the castle is occupied by the Aeronautical Museum of Peru, previously housed at Las Palmas Air Base.
Museum of Natural History, Lima
Museum
Photo: Floresv., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Natural History Museum in Lima, is Peru's most important museum of natural history. It was established in 1918 and belongs to the National University of San Marcos.
National Stadium of Peru
Sports venue
The National Stadium of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,086 seats as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation without the lodges for some thousands more.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Beatriz and Central Lima.
Santa Beatriz
Quarter
Photo: Matriz1961, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Central Lima
Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Lima, Peru comprises the districts of Lima, Breña, Jesús María, Lince, La Victoria, San Luis, El Agustino and Rímac.
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.
Cercado de Lima
- Categories: neighborhood and fortified town
- Location: Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Cercado de Lima” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Damero de Pizarro”
- French: “Damier de Pizarre”
- French: “Damier de Pizarro”
- German: “Damero de Pizarro”
- Italian: “Cercado de Lima”
- Italian: “Damero de Pizarro”
- Italian: “Lima Cercado”
- Italian: “Lima Cuadrada”
- Portuguese: “Cercado de Lima”
- Portuguese: “Damero de Pizarro”
- Spanish: “Cercado de Lima”
- Spanish: “Damero de Pizarro”
- Spanish: “Lima cuadrada”
- Spanish: “Lima Cuadrada”
- Swedish: “Damero de Pizarro”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hospital E. Rebagliatti M. and National Stadium of Peru.
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