Colmena

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  • Type: Bus station
  • Description: Metropolitano station
  • Also known as: “Estación Colmena”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Elections and Democracy and Plaza San Martín.

Museum
Photo: Fmurillo26, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a opened in 2005 and located in the headquarters of the National Jury of Elections, itself located next to Nicolás de Piérola Avenue in the historic centre of Lima.

Square
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San Martín Square is one of the most representative public spaces of the city of , . It is located at the ninth block of Colmena avenue, within the which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988 by UNESCO. is situated 200 metres west of Colmena.

Theater building
Photo: Ovruni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Casona of the National University of San Marcos, also known as the Cultural Centre of San Marcos, which operates in the building, is a large Spanish colonial building that hosts the cultural centre of the , located in the Historic Centre of Lima, . is situated 100 metres northeast of Colmena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Lima and Lima.

Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central , comprises the districts of Lima, Breña, Jesús María, Lince, La Victoria, San Luis, El Agustino and Rímac.

Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Quarter
Photo: Matriz1961, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in . It is the southernmost area of the district. It limits to the north, with the historic centre of Lima; to the east, with ; to the south, with ; and to the west, with .

Colmena

Latitude
-12.05229° or 12° 3′ 8″ south
Longitude
-77.03285° or 77° 1′ 58″ west
Operator
Metropolitano
Network
Metropolitano
Open location code
57V4WXX8+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13613341425
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­bus_station
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q17625747
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Satellite Map

Discover Colmena from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Colmena” goes by many names.

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