Monumento en honor al Gnrl. Varela

Monumento en honor al Gnrl. Varela is a memorial in Breña, Lima which is located on Jirón Don Bosco. Monumento en honor al Gnrl. Varela is situated nearby to the community center Centro Social Cultural Musical Breña, as well as near the fire station Compañía de Bomberos Internacional Nº 14.

Type: Memorial
Address: 419 Jirón Don Bosco, Lima, l 05
Inscription: “Monumento alzado en conmemoracion del las acciones heroicas del Gnrl Varela. En la batalla pulpin.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, Lima and Lima Art Museum.

Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, Lima

Church

Photo: Miguel Angel Chong, CC BY 3.0.

The Basilica of Mary Help of Christians is a Roman Catholic Salesian church building in Breña, Lima, Peru. It faces Brazil Avenue, being located near Bolognesi Square. Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, Lima is situated 480 metres east of Monumento en honor al Gnrl. Varela.

Lima Art Museum

Museum

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The Lima Art Museum is an art museum in Lima, Peru. The museum is located in the Palacio de la Exposición. The museum was inaugurated in 1961. The collection includes ceramics, textiles, sculptures, and paintings surveying almost 3,000 years of history ranging from the pre-Columbian to Contemporary time periods. Lima Art Museum is situated 1 km east of Monumento en honor al Gnrl. Varela.

Italian Art Museum

Museum

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The Museum of Italian Art is a public museum in Lima, Peru. It is the only European arts museum in Lima. Openened in 1923, it is now managed by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture. Italian Art Museum is situated 1¼ km east of Monumento en honor al Gnrl. Varela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lima and Santa Beatriz.

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.

Santa Beatriz

Quarter

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Santa Beatriz is a neighbourhood of Lima District. It serves as the district's southernmost area, bordered to the east by Paseo de la República Avenue, to the south by Lince, and to the west by Jesús María.