Plaza Manco Cápac
The Plaza Manco Cápac, formerly the Plaza Leguía, is a public square in Lima. Formerly named after president Augusto B. Leguía, its current name comes from Manco Cápac, the first Sapa Inca of Cuzco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Stadium of Peru and Lima Art Museum.
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. National Stadium of Peru is situated 520 metres southwest of Plaza Manco Cápac.
Lima Art Museum
Museum
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 northwest of Plaza Manco Cápac.
Alejandro Villanueva Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, popularly known as Matute, is a football stadium located in the Matute neighborhood of the La Victoria district in Lima, Peru. Alejandro Villanueva Stadium is situated 1 km southeast of Plaza Manco Cápac.
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
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.
Plaza Manco Cápac
- Type: Square
- Description: plaza in Lima
- Category: locality
- Location: Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-12.06395° or 12° 3′ 50″ southLongitude
-77.0301° or 77° 1′ 48″ westInception
April 5th, 1926Open location code
57V4WXP9+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5694077424OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q34567067
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- Spanish: “Plaza Manco Cápac”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plaza Manco Cápac”. Photo: Candy WikiAcción, CC BY-SA 4.0.