Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega is a memorial in Lima, Peru. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega is situated nearby to the hotel Sheraton Lima Historic Center, as well as near the public building Clinica Internacional.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Italian Art Museum and Lima Art Museum.

Italian Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Dgop1990, Public domain.

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 120 metres southeast of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

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 spanning almost 3,000 years of history, from the pre-Columbian to Contemporary periods. Lima Art Museum is situated 300 metres south of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

Paseo de los Héroes Navales

Park

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The Promenade of the Naval Heroes, formerly the Promenade of the Republic, is a public park located in the historic centre of Lima. It occupies the first block of the Paseo de la República. Paseo de los Héroes Navales is situated 190 metres east of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Beatriz and Central Lima.

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.

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.

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.

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “La Nación al Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616). Sus ‘Comentarios Reales’ no solo fueron obra de historiador y humanista sino de uno de los más insignes forjadores espirituales de la Peruanidad.”
Category: historic site
Location: Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-12.0578° or 12° 3′ 28″ south

Longitude

-77.03765° or 77° 2′ 16″ west

Inception

July 1974

Open location code

57V4WXR6+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6543737591

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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