Huaca Corpus I

Huaca Corpus I is an archaeological site in San Miguel District, Lima, Peru. Huaca Corpus I is situated nearby to the church Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Últimos Santos del Día, as well as near the police station Comisaría PNP Palomino.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Larco Herrera Museum and Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

Larco Herrera Museum

Museum

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The Larco Museum is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building. Larco Herrera Museum is situated 1¼ km south of Huaca Corpus I.

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

University

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Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is a private research university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is situated 1 km southwest of Huaca Corpus I.

Huaca Palomino

Archaeological site

Photo: Deysi Mercedes Tito Curo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Huaca Palomino is an archaeological site, which is situated 550 metres northeast of Huaca Corpus I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima and Lima.

West 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 Central Lima, Miraflores and Barranco have their own pages.

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. Santa Beatriz is situated 4½ km east of Huaca Corpus I.

Huaca Corpus I

Type: Archaeological site
Description: Arqueological site in Lima
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: San Miguel District, Lima, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-12.06195° or 12° 3′ 43″ south

Longitude

-77.07402° or 77° 4′ 27″ west

Open location code

57V4WWQG+69

OpenStreetMap ID

way 445829724

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q115943794

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In Other Languages

“Huaca Corpus I” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Huaca Corpus I”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Últimos Santos del Día and Comisaría PNP Palomino.

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