Mateo Salado

Mateo Salado is an archaeological site in , which is located on Avenida Mariano Cornejo. Mateo Salado is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .
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Photo: Enrique Jara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Email: mateosalado@cultura.gob.pe
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
  • Also known as: “Complejo Arqueológico Mateo Salado” and “Huaca Mateo Salado”
  • Address: Avenida Mariano Cornejo, Lima
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Larco Herrera Museum and Diez de Octubre School.

Museum
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The Larco Museum is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of , . The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Mateo Salado.

School
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The , is a private school headquartered in —in the districts of and — and . It was founded in 1924 by a group of women from the Catholic Ladies' Association of the Chinese Colony. is situated 300 metres east of Mateo Salado.

University
is a private, non-profit university located in the city of , , in the district of Pueblo Libre. It was founded by the Society of Jesus on 4 July 2003. is situated 670 metres southeast of Mateo Salado.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima and Lima.

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Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel districts of Lima, to the south of the Rimac River and west of Av. Arequipa. The related districts of , and have their own pages.

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
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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 . is situated 3½ km east of Mateo Salado.

Mateo Salado

Latitude
-12.06568° or 12° 3′ 56″ south
Longitude
-77.06297° or 77° 3′ 47″ west
Height
2.5 metres (8.2 feet)
Open location code
57V4WWMP+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 115981121
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q6005941
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In Other Languages

“Mateo Salado” goes by many names.

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