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Lima city overview
Lima is a city in Peru shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forLima, Capital city in Peru, Lima planning base 3, Lima planning base 4
Population~268kcity context
RegionPeruPeru
Time zoneAmerica/Limalocal time
Founded1535historical origin
City history
The city was founded in 1535 under the name City of Kings (Spanish: Ciudad de los Reyes), because its foundation was decided on January 6, date of the feast of the Epiphany.
In the following years, Lima gained prestige by being designated the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru and the seat of a Real Audiencia in 1543.
But the city was not without its dangers; violent earthquakes destroyed a large part of it between 1586 and 1687, leading to a great deal of construction activity.
In 1746 a strong earthquake severely damaged the city and destroyed Callao, forcing a massive reconstruction effort by Viceroy José Antonio Manso de Velasco.
By the time the war was decided, on 9 December 1824, at the Battle of Ayacucho, Lima had been considerably impoverished. Republican era After the War of Independence, Lima became the capital of the.
There were also improvements in communications; in 1850 a railway line between Lima and Callao was completed from the Desamparados station and in 1870 an iron bridge was inaugurated over the Rímac River, baptized.
The famous, Arco del Puente, the gate of the colonial wall of Lima, was consumed by a fire caused by street vendors in 1879.
In 2007, the city established El Metropolitano, a rapid bus transport system operating from the north to the south of the city.
This name is an innovation arising from an effort by the Cuzco nobility in colonial times to standardize the toponym so that it would conform to the phonology of Cuzco Quechua.
Some of Peru's most important buildings were erected on the sites of major constructions of the pre-Hispanic settlement.
Since the location of the coastal city was conditioned by the ease of communications with Spain, a close bond with the port of Callao was soon established.
It is then when aqueducts, starlings and retaining walls appear before the flooding of the rivers, the bridge over the Rímac is finished, the cathedral is built, and numerous hospitals, convents and monasteries are.
During this period, the Peruvian capital was affected by the Bourbon reforms as it lost its monopoly on foreign trade and its control over the important mining region of Upper Peru.
Once General San Martín proclaimed the independence of Peru, Lima became the capital of the new republic.
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Lima
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Capital city in Peru
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Best time to visit
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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