Lima District

Lima is a district of Lima, Peru.

History

1750 map of Lima and its walls.

The city of Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, and given the name City of Kings.[1][2]

In 1988, UNESCO declared the historic centre of Lima a World Heritage Site for its originality and high concentration of historic monuments constructed during the viceregal era.[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "La inmortal flor de la canela". ABC. Archived from the original on 2004-04-19.
  2. ↑ Augustin, Reinhard (2017). El Damero de Pizarro: El trazo y la forja de Lima (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: Municipality of Lima. ISBN 978-9972-726-13-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Historic Centre of Lima". World Heritage Convention. UNESCO.
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