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Lima is the capital city of Peru. Founded by Francisco Pizarro the 18 of January of 1535, like the City of the Kings, and he was capital of the Virreynato of Peru, an area that included/understood most of the Spanish possessions in America of the South is located in the central part of Peru and it is to borders of the Pacific Ocean. It is the most important city of the country, and lodges to the 26,6% of the total population. The conglomerate of Lima and Callao has a population of 7.900.000 inhabitants. Lima became the metropolis most important of South America during the Spanish presence (principles of Century XVI at the beginning of Century XIX) and good part of century XIX, being displaced in I complete quarter of century XIX by Buenos Aires.

General performances

  • Official Topónimo Lima Also called: City of the Kings
  • Location: - Latitude 12º 2' ' S - Length 77º 1 '' Or
  • Surface 2.664,67
  • Altitude 110 m.s.n.m.
  • Foundation 18 of January of 1535
  • Population: Total 7.984.000 (Not including the constitutional province of the Callao) - Density 8.544
  • Capital Limean Gentilicio (a) of Peru

Foundation

The city of Lima, capital of Peru, was founded by Francisco Pizarro the 18 of January of 1535 with the name City of the Kings, nevertheless, with time its original name persisted that, apparently, would come from the language aymara, (files-limaq or yellow flower) or from quechua rimaq, that is “talkative”, by its river, the Rímac. In the first maps of Peru they are possible jointly to be seen the name of Lima with the one of the City of the Kings

Etimología

The city had initially the name of City of the Kings, nevertheless, with time persisted the original name of the zone, that would come or from the language aymara, (files-limaq, yellow flower) or from quechua (rimaq, talkative or the one that speaks; limaq, in the variety quechua costeña in which the "r" sounded like "l"). The denomination of talkative would not come from the noise produced by the Rímac River as popularly it is created, but in truth the one that spoke was oráculo installed preInca in which today he is the surrounded one of the city, concretely in which the Spaniards identified like the huaca of Santa Ana, and where later the hospital of the same name would rise.

Location

Lima is in the coast of the Pacific Ocean, in the center of Peru. Although initially it was founded on the valley of the Rímac river, today extends on extensive desert zones and even on other valleys, reason why there are some that consider the city most extensive, in the world, on a desert, after the Cairo. Altitude locates to of 101 msnm, with temperature environmental that oscillates between 12 degrees in winter and 27 degrees in summer, turning it city coastal of climate relatively warmed up, since it has a relative humidity that varies throughout between the 80-100% year, which makes that the stations become more sensible, specially the station cold.

The litorial borders from km 50 of the Pan-American north, to the height of the district of Cove in the limit with the province of Huaral, to the district of Pucusana to the height of km 70 of the Pan-American south, in the limit of the province of Cañete. What an extension does of little more than 130 km of coast and beaches.

Climate

It is possible to be said that the climate of Lima is quite peculiar, aside from his high humidity levels, surprises by his strange climate in spite of being located in a Tropical zone to 12 degrees South and found latitude at level of the sea. This sample a series of atypical microclimates due to the influential one and fries current of Humboldt, the proximity of a mountain range and the tropical location, giving to Lima a subtropical, desert and humid atmosphere simultaneously.

Lima can be said that it has a lukewarm climate without excessive tropical heat nor cold ends that they require to have heating in house. The temperature annual average is of 18,5 to 19°C, with a summer maximum record of 32°C. The summers, of December to April, it has temperatures that oscillate between 28 and 21°C. Invier to us they historically go of June to halves of September with temperatures that oscillate between 19 and 12°C, being 8°C the verified lowest temperature. The months of spring and autumn (September, October and May) have tempered temperatures that oscillate between the 23 and 17°C.

On the other hand, the relative humidity is enough discharge, producing persistent fog of June to December until the entrance of the summer in where the clouds are smaller. He is sunny, humid and it warms up in the summers (December-April), cloudy and tempering to slightly cold in invier to us (June to September). Rain is almost null. The annual average is of 0,7 cm reported in the airport, being the smaller amount in a metropolitan area in the world. In the internal localidadades of the city rains arrive at the 6 centimeters.

The combination of climatic phenomena appears thus; the cold Current of Humboldt who happens through the coast that cools the tropical atmosphere, giving an extremely high cloudiness to him and preventing the force of the tropical sun mainly over the months of winter, the proximity of the mountain range that causes that the humidity even concentrates more and the radiatingly tropical sun that prevents so much the occurrence of well-known colds and the sufficient evaporation so that the clouds do not obtain the sufficient condensation. As result has a desert climate, subtropical but simultaneously humid and tempering.

Museums

The city of Lima concentrates the greater amount of museums of all pa ís, emphasizing the Museum of the Nation, the Museum of the Inquisición and the National Museum of Anthropology, Archaeology and History. Also, a great amount of private collections opened exists to the public.

Attractive Tourist of Lima

Lima, like point from enter the country, has developed an important tourist supply, between which their historical center, its archaeological centers, their nocturnal life, the popular museums of the city and numerous festividades stand out and traditions. Lima counts on one extends variety of restaurants and bars where it is possible also to be proven not only the food and local but the international drink, being the Peruvian kitchen widely recognized in all scope. Lima has been declared Capital Gastronomical of Latin America in the Fourth Summit the International of Madrid Gastronomy Fusion 2006. [ 1 ]

The historical Center of Lima

Located in Surrounded of Lima and the District of the Rímac, Patrimony of the Humanity by UNESCO in 1988 was declared, given the amount of historical buildings of the Spanish colonial time, some of which have been recovered recently time. They are to emphasize the monumental Greater Seat, jointly with the Cathedral of the Century XVI and the Presidential Palace (also called House of Pizarro), and the catacombs of the Convent of San Francisco, which are very popular between the tourists and visitor of the city.

The route by the Churches of the city also is habitual between the tourists and visitors. In a short route by downtown we can find many of them, several from which date from centuries XVI and XVII. Among them it is worth to emphasize the Cathedral of Lima and the Church of San Francisco, of who it is said are united by the underground passages of its catacombs. It is possible to finely indicate that in both Churches we found pictures of different schools, to areas decorated with Sevillian tiles and areas decorated with furniture carved in wood. Also the Church of the Nazarenas can stand out, place of peregrination to the Gentleman of the Miracles, whose festividades in the month of October constitute the most important religious manifestation of Lima and all the Peruvians.

Some sections of the Wall of the City of Lima still can be seen. These fine examples of the Spanish medieval fortifications were used to defend the city of the attacks of pirates and privateers. For it part of this Wall in the later zone of the Church of San Francisco has recovered, closely together of Palace of Government, in who a Park has been constructed (call "Park the Wall"), in which we can observe rest of the same one in an interesting tourist route, that is in harmony with the granted landscaping urban adjustment to the zone. The referred Park counts on a restaurant and stores of crafts of different zones from the country, being placed in same the statue of the conqueror Francisco Pizarro, who during many years was located in now the call "Peru Seat", located to a flank of Palace of Government.

The city also has a good number of Museums, being to emphasize the National Museum of Anthropology, Archaeology and History Rafael Larco Herrera and the Archaeological Museum, both in the district of Free Town.

Located in the Urbanization of Monterrico, District of Santiago de Surco, the Gold Museum, has in its textile interesting display cabinets, found in the deserts of the west of Peru, used by pre-incaicas cultures, which are in perfect conditions of preservation. In the same building it exists a zone with a great collection of old Spanish firearms, as well as mosquetes and arcabuces.

Also he is interesting to visit the Museum of the Nation and the National Library (located in the district of San Borja), the Museum of Italian Art, gift of the Italian colony by the centenary of the independence of the republic (Surrounded of Lima), in which it is possible to appreciate Italian works of principles of century XX.

Exclusive beaches, are visited during the months of summer, are located in [ wagon Pan-American ] ], located to the south of the city. Beautiful end, San Bartolo and Asia. Numerous restaurants, Discotecas, lounges, bars, clubs and hotels have been opened in these places to take care of the swimmers.

Recently, the Palomino Islands, located surround to the port of Callao attract many visitors, who can observe the Marine Lions.

The suburban district of Cieneguilla, the district of Pachacamac (that includes an important huaca of the time Inca, used as administrative center) and the city of Chosica (in the district of Lurigancho) provides attractive to escape of the city to look for a little I relax, being closely together of the same one. By its elevation (on the 500 msnm), the sun shines in these areas during invier to us, very being visited by the residents of Lima, to escape of the citadina fog.

Patrimony of the Humanity

During the decades of the 50 and the 60 of century XX the Historical Center of Lima entered a stage of modernization with the construction of numerous buildings of departments and offices.

Nevertheless, as of 70 years the area crossed by a deterioration process. During the 80 the process worsened, undergoing the zone the increase of the circulation.

In 1988 UNESCO declared to the historical center of Lima Patrimony of the Humanity by its originality and the concentration of 608 constructed historical monuments at the time of the Hispanic presence, specially within the called space the Checkerboard of Pizarro.

By the end of the decade of the 90, during the management of Alberto Andrade Carmona, the historical center of Lima experienced a certain recovery, with the expulsion of the traveling retailers, the reduction of the crime and the historical monument recovery.


The balconies of Lima

In the constructions of the historical center of Lima it has more than 1,600 balconies of the colonial time. In order to obtain its conservation, the Municipality of Lima invited to individuals and companies to adopt a balcony in order to conserve them as they were in his origin. The profusion of these balconies gives to a particular harmony and originality him to this part of the city.

The colonial opulencia

At the time of the Virreinato of Peru a boato was created, a magnificencia, a opulencia and a legendary cortesana life.

The authority of the Virrey, like representative of the Spanish monarchy was particularly important, since its appointment supposed an important ascent and the successful culmination of a race in the colonial administration.

The entrances to Lima of the new virreyes were specially fastuosas. For the occasion, the streets with silver bars were paved from the doors of the city of Lima to the Palace of the Virrey. And all this occurred while the Spaniards of the peninsula, still the own king, languished.

Archiepiscopal Palace

The first Greater Basilica was begun to construct in 1535. The Pope Pablo III turned it episcopal seat in 1541. In 1547 Lima was elevated to arquidiócesis, which turned it a time space, in the more extensive ecclesiastical circumscription of the world.

The patron of the episcopal seat is Santa Rosa of Lima.

House of Aliaga

This house was constructed in 1535 on a sanctuary that existed before the colonial time.

From this date, that agrees with that of the foundation of the city, it has been lived permanently by the descendants of the first proprietor.

One is the oldest mansion of the city and one is in front of the Palace of Government, in a lateral street.

Their halls, extensive and luxurious and their inner patio, have all the characteristics of the most important mansions of the historical center of Lima of the virreinal time.

Given the perfect state of conservation, in special circumstances, this mansion usually shelters certain cultural events.

House of the Oidor

In this house, one of oldest of the city, inhabited the Oidor, that was named by the Spanish monarchy to act in the colonial administration. The Oidor had by functions to cross the administered territory to control its government. In this sense, it advised to the virrey like consultant.

House of Pilatos

She is one of the oldest houses of Lima, constructed in 1590 by a jesuita priest called Luis Opening. The name of this large house was given by the Spaniards who arrived and stated the similarity of the house with that existing one in Seville.

Goyeneche House

This one is one of the most outstanding houses of the historical center, constructed in the middle of century XIX in 1863 with French influence. It was designed by architect Michele Trefogli. One is conserved in his original state with his typical balconies, characteristic of republican it Lima.

House of Riva Omen

This house was constructed in century XVIII by the Riva family Omen, whose last member, the intellectual Jose of the Riva Omen, donated it to the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

At the present time Omen is used like seat of the Riva Institute conserving an interesting historical file and a library being simultaneously local of the Museum of Popular Art of the PUCP.

House of the Thirteen Currencies

Constructed in the middle of century XVIII, of Rococo style, its facade typically adapted to the city gives a very special enchantment him, its structure is of a floor with attic, conserving its original doors, large windows and grates all executed in excellent design.

At the present time the premises like restaurant tourist of the same name work.

Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral

The Prioritized Church Cathedral of Lima was constructed in 1535 with a Renaissance baroque style. The building has undergone numerous modifications and was recovered soon of the strong earthquake of year 1940. In her beautiful and singular facade the "mother of the completely carved stone cover-altarpiece" can be appreciated whose continación of the school we appreciated in the great temples of the City. In their interior altars of Baroque style are conserved, the Rococo and others of neoclassic style, a series of paintings and sculptures of century XVII and century XIII as well as a choral carved wood ashlar masonry masterpiece of the Hispano-American colonial art.

In their interior the rest of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo rest, Second Archbishop of Lima and Patrono of the Latin American Episcopado, of Francisco Pizarro and the Cardinals: Juan Gualberto Guevara, Juan Landázuri Ricketts and Augusto Vargas Alzamora.

Basilica and Convent of San Pedro

Baroque temple, inaugurated in 1638 with the name of San Pablo, until in 1767, with the expulsion of the Jesuitas monks it took the name from San Pedro. It has central ships with golden altars magnificently worked, in addition they have pictures of incalculable value, interesting chapel that denominates penitenciaría to him and a small chapel, erected to Our Lady of "Or".

Its construction of three ships, is solid and the cupola is considered like one of most beautiful than they have been constructed in Peru. The abundance of natural light makes emphasize the arcs of average point of the lateral ships, with socles adorned with tiles, profuse decoration barroca of estofado to the fire, as well as beautiful linen cloths with old marks carved and bathed in gold bread.

Basilica and Convent of Ntra. Mrs. of the Rosary (Santo Domingo)

More than five decades she delayed the construction of the temple and the Convent of Santo Domingo, because she began herself with the foundation of Lima and century XVI concluded by the end of.

Its church is composed by three ships with a choral ashlar masonry carved in wood of cedar by Juan Martinez de Arona. The temple is crowned by a cupola of great size, of the best ones than they are in the City.

In its interior sacratisima venerates from the first years of the City image of Our Lady of the Rosary of Lima, first that arrived at the valley of the Rimac, Pattern of the City, has deep relation with the Peruvian saints and by its remarkable devotion year 1927 in an event without precedents in the religious history of the Country was crowned.

On the other hand, the convent, like all, has interesting claustros and in this case, with patios of Sevillian style and their typical tiles. Its room to capitulate is of baroque style.

It is here where the 1551 Greater National University of San Marcos was based in, first of this part of the continent.

The temple of Our Lady of the Rosary (original name of the church of Santo Domingo) was elevated to the category of basilica in 1930, and in its interior is the Altar of the Peruvian Saints, which is visited annually by thousands of feligreses of Peru and foreigner.

Basilica and Convent of San Francisco or Basilica Smaller and Convent of San Francisco de Jesus

Monumental constructed architectonic complex in century XVII is made up by the basilica and the convent of San Francisco, as well as of the Sanctuary of the Solitude and the chapel of the Miracle.

The temple shows a baroque decorative wealth of the Limean, emphasizing the baroque workings of moldings and their altarpieces, the Rococo and neoclassic, among them emphasizes the altar of San Judas Tadeo, completely made in silver.

In the Convent the Taumaturgo lived many years on America San Francisco Solano, its picture is conserved post-mortem and the Chapel-Sanctuary in which it passed away the 14 of Julio of 1610.

During the visit their claustros can be appreciated, their patios adorned with Sevillian tiles and the library. Here it is the seat of the Museum of Religious Art and the Zurbarán Room.

Under this complex there is a network of underground galleries or catacombs that were main cemetery at the colonial time and which also they can be visited.

Convent in charge of the Franciscanos of the Twelve Apostles

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Solitude

This temple was released year 1604, which they commanded to carry out the Cofrades of this Opulent Brotherhood of the Easter, its interior is one of most uniform of Limean the Neoclásico style, imposed by the Presbítero Masterful Matías. In its Greater Altar is the image of Ntra. Mrs. of the Solitude, one of oldest of the City and that enjoys the devotion of the faithfuls during its cults in the Easter. The present construction in 1674 finalizes. It presents/displays very high cupola on drum and towers. After the 1746 earthquake, a level is suppressed and the drum of the vault is also suppressed.

In a 2005 fire it almost destroyed the totality of the temple.

Smaller basilica of Our Lady of the Favor

The Temple of the Favor was constructed in century XVIII with a churrigueresco style; appreciating it as much external as internally, the visitor occurs an idea of the splendor of the architecture of the time.

In this art full work church they emphasize its greater altar in honor to the Virgin of Favor and one sacristía with tiles, arabesque and double vault of average suspended orange.

Here they are possible to be seen one of the detacadas collections of paintings and colonial statures of the city, between its altarpieces deserve mention those of the Old one, the Nazareno, San jOse and of the Mercy, in baroque style and the Rococo.

Our Lady of the Favor is the patron of the Arms of the country proclaimed by the Constituent Congress in 1823.

Sanctuary and Convent of Santa Rosa of Lima

In the old district of the Spirit Santo is the house in that Santa Rosa was born of Lima. Constructed in century XVI it guards precious tie relics to the Pattern of Peru, as well as the venerable house in which it lived, with the primitive distribution of his rooms and the garden. The Basilica began in 1670 and is past numerous restorations until its definitive consecration in 1992, year of the Centennial V of the discovery of America.

The religious Set is visited massively during the month of August, having fallen the greater affluence of public day 30, by travelling of different countries that honor this Limean Mystic.

Sanctuary and Monastery of the Nazarenas

Temple where the Gentleman of the Miracles venerates to the Sworn Pattern of the City of Lima "". The Monastery of Nazarenas nuns was constructed along with in the middle of century XVIII, soon of the devastating earthquake of 1746, its interior is of an obtained baroque style of transition to the Rococo. He is one of the visited Temples more of all the Country, still more in the Month of October, in that the Festividad of the "Gentleman of the Miracles" with procesionales routes by the city and daily masses in the Sanctuary is celebrated.

Monastery founded by Sister Bright Antonia of the Spirit Carmelite Santo and aggregate to the rule of the Barefoot ones.

Temple of San Sebastián

It was the first parish and oldest of Lima, drawn up by Don Francisco Yearling calf, it was rebuilt in century XVII, it has a small square with all his original decoration. Its greater altar is of Rococo style.

It conserves an old oil lamp, call "rooster leg", that served like part of the lighting system during the colony.

Here also personages have baptized themselves such as Francisco Bolognesi, Santa Rosa of Lima, San Martín de Porres, Jose Holy Chocano, Fight Kings, among other illustrious ones.

Palace of Government

It is the Seat of the Executive authority and Calls to account Official of the President of the Republic. Its original name is the House of Pizarro but formally it is designated to him today like Palace of Government.

Palace of Tagle Tower

The Palace of Tagle Tower probably is the built most significant mansion at the beginning of century XVIII. Initially it belonged to Don Bernardine Jose of Tagle Portocarrero, quarter and last Marquess of Tagle Tower.

The Peruvian state acquired it in 1918 and from 1919 it is the main seat of the Ministry of Outer Relations of Peru.

One is an art work of the Limean architecture by his originality, that demonstrates racially mixed contributions of the Virreinato of Peru, fitting them harmoniously. It has a carved stone cover and two balconies, that they are authentic jewels of the City of the Kings. One is in perfect state of conservation.

University Park

This park was constructed in 1870. In 1921 the adoquinamiento was had this park where the cultural Center of the Greater National University of San Marcos is located at the moment.

In the occasion of the centenary of the independence of the country, the German colony arranged to construct the Tower of the Clock of 30 meters of height. To the 12,00 hours, their bells touch notes of the national anthem.

Greater seat of Lima

The Greater Seat was where Francisco Pizarro founded Lima. In this seat some of the most excellent facts of the history of this country have been developed. Initially, there were small stores and commerce. Also, it was the scene of in excess of bulls and employee like site of execution of the condemned until death by the Court of Santa Inquisición. In 1651, a bronze sink was placed in the center of the seat that lasts to date.

It was in the greater seat where it was proclaimed, in 1821, the Act of Independence of Peru. They surround the Palace by Government, the Municipality of Lima, the Cathedral and the Archiepiscopal Palace.

Seat San Martín

This seat was inaugurated the 27 of July of 1921 in the occasion of the centenary of the independence of Peru. In the central part, there is a monument in honor of general Jose of San Martín, whose work belongs to the Catalan escultor Mariano Benlliure.

In this seat, of important attractive, they emphasize the Great Hotel Bolivar who in century XX was most elegant of Lima, the escultórico group of Three Thanks and the Theater Columbus.

Court of Santa Inquisición

The Court of Santo Oficio was established in 1569 with the purpose of sanctioning heresies and other crimes against the faith. Its abolition dates from 1820.

In the external part of this construction it is possible to be appreciated an imposing neoclassic porch and, in the main hall, an outstanding carved wood ceiling, that the best one conserved of the capital is considered.

Huaca Pucllana

Located in the centric district of Miraflores. It was an Administrative and Ceremonial Center of the Culture Lima between year 200 and the 700 Despues de Christ. It has piramidal form and this constructed by small you marinate (mud bricks).
Ruins of Pachacamac
Located in the district of the same name to the height of km 30 of the South Pan-American highway within the ruins is a site museum, where collections of ceramics of the cultures can be observed Lima and Wari. In these ruins they are possible to be apresiar a diversity of temples corresponding to several cultural periods.

Lunahuaná

One of the main destinies for the tourism of adventure in Lima.

Blue Hill Fishes

Creek of fishermen located in km 130 of the Pan-American South Well-known place for practices it of surf.

Cieneguilla Long walk:

Camping Long walk San Miguel de Viso: Likeable town in the high part of the department of Lima, in the province of Huarochiri. In order to arrive at it is necessary to desplasar themselves approximately until km 100 of the Main highway (between Matucana and San Mateo) and to take the deflection to San Miguel. Although it is possible to take the affirmed way and to go in car, to do the passage walking is a pretty experience (5 hours approximately).
Camping Hills of Lachay: Reserve Ecology located in kilometro 89 of the Pan-American North. Climate has its own micro being the months of June to August but the appropriate ones to visit it, because the vegetation blooms at that time of the year.

 

Economy

The Peruvian capital concentrates more of 75% of the industrial production and is the financial center of the country. The main economic headings are the industry, the commerce and the services, like the tourism. We can find in the city host of important transnational companies.
Population

The Peruvian capital lodges around a third of the total of the national population, and reflect the great ethnic and cultural diversity whereupon it counts the country. Their 7 million inhabitants are product mainly of the rural migration of the last decades, specially from years 60 of century XX. At the beginning of independence she was constituted esencialmentre by the old population racially mixed, Spanish, amerindian and African whereupon it counted from the colony. With the beginning of the Republic the city became receiving of European immigrants (in its majority Italian, French, German and other Central Europeans) and, by the end of century XIX, of asiaticos immigrants (in its majority, Chinese and Japanese), collaborating more to the ethnic diversity on which already it counted the city. The Peruvian capital is more between the 28 cities populated with the world.

The descendants of European, are the economically dominant segment of the population, most of which they are descending of Spaniards, but are a significant number of Italian, German and others. The afro-Peruvians, which initially they were brought to the region like slaves, are also an important group of the ethnic variety of the city. During Century XX, Lima also was receiving of Asian communities, particularly of Japanese and Chinese ancestros. The Japanese community constitutes the second greatest one of South America after the one of São Paulo.

Transport

One of the great present problems of the city of Lima is the relative one to the transport. This must to the lack of a fast serivicio of public transport (situation that looks for to surpass with the implementation of the Urban Train of Lima) and to the increase of the vehicle park mainly. This situation has taken to the construction, on the part of the municipal authorities, of several road interchanges, vias expresses, and passages to unevenness like formula to solve the constant congestionamientos.

In spite of it, Lima is the city that concentrates all the supplies of transport of the country with exception of the fluvial one.

Aerial transport

Lima is served by the Airport the International Jorge Chávez, located in the Callao. This terminal is most important of the country and to her as much domestic flights arrivan as international. The airport is departure point and arrival of almost all the domestic flights due to the little existing demand of flights among other cities of Peru. The national transport by air from a province to another one must necessarily pass by Lima, unless a same flight makes the stop at both cities as it leaves from his itinerary to Lima.

Lima has in addition five runways. In the district of Santiago de Surco is Aerial Base the Palms whose track is of use exclusively military man; in the district of Commas is the Flying club of Collique whose use is for particular small planes and the instruction of pilots of civil aviation; in the balneareo of district of Santa Maria of the Sea, is the Municipal Aerodrome of Santa Maria, whose use is for the small planes that make publicity on beaches; in the balneareo of San Bartolo, is the Aerodrome Masters of the Sky, this belongs to the school of pilots of the same name and in the balneareo of Chilca, the small Aerodrome of single Chilca, aqui is located divide small planes for the works of fumigation in the field. No of these takes care of flights commercial. In addition Lima has 7 heliports of organizations like the Interbank Bank, the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliatti Martins, the Marriot hotel, the Department of the Interior, the Pentagonito, PetroPerú and a building in San Isidro who is base of the turisticos strolls of HeliInka.

Marine transport

The proximity of the city with the port of the Callao causes that the possible boats cruises that anchor in this one can enjoy the services that the city of Lima offers. The Callao concentrates almost all the marine transport. Nevertheless, district of Lurín exists a port in sureño where they berth tankers by the existence in that zone of the Refinery of Conchán. Except for it, the marine transport in the city of Lima is almost null.

Terrestrial transport

International transport

In Lima several companies have their departure point that as much make international routes for the north as for the south. The only bordering country with that Lima is not connected by land is Brazil (situation that looks for to surpass with the implementation of the Interoceanica Highway). The used routes more at the present time are those that take to the cities of Santiago in Chile and Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Interprovincial Transport

By its location in the center of the Peruvian coast, Lima is the point of confluence of the main highways of the country. Vias main which they are born of Lima and they communicate to all Peru is three:

* North Pan-American highway, that is born of the urban layout of the city, communicates the districts of the north of the city (districts of San Martín de Porres, Independence, the Olive trees, Commas, Bridge Stone and Cove) with the northern departments (North of Lima, Ancash, the Freedom, Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes). Of the route of this highway several are born vias of penetration to the other departments of the north of the country.

* Main highway, that is born of the urban layout of the city, communicates the districts of the east of the city (districts of Tie, Santa Anita, Chaclacayo and Lurigancho) with the departments of the center of the country (departments of Junín, Pasco, Huánuco, Ucayali). The main highway has several branches of penetration in each one of these departments.

* South Pan-American highway, that is born of the urban layout of the city, communicates the districts of the south of the city (districts of Furrow, San Juan de Miraflores, Villa El Salvador, Lurín, End Hermosa and Pucusana, among others) with the sureños departments (South of Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna). Of the route of this highway several are born vias of penetration to the other departments of the south of the country.

The interprovincial transport makes several companies of transport whose terminals are dispersed by the city.

Although departure points for each course exist (Fiori in the district of San Martín de Porres for the routes of the north, Yerbateros in the district of San Luis for the routes of the center and Atocongo in the district of San Juan de Miraflores for the routes of the south) these are totally informal. The city does not count mainly on a Terrapuerto that serve like departure point and of arrival due to the great amount of people who mobilize themselves to newspaper from and towards the capital.

Urban Transport

Bus

In all the city they exist more than 450 lines of urban transport, formed mainly by buses and microbuses that are in service public.

This system is chaotic and it is characterized as much by the unmannerliness of the units in its route as in its whereabouts and their circulation. Combis (rural light trucks of 12 passengers) is the typical vehicle of transport and although the routes cover almost all the metropolitan area, the service does not keep minimum standards from security and comfort.

Ademas exists buses that cover routes as Pan-American or via expresses that they are vias that periferian the city and they cross it, respectivamete.

Metropolitan

The Metropolitan System of Transport, is a project of restucturación of the urban transport in Lima.

This he is very similar to the TransMilenio de Bogota, Colombia or the TransSantiago in Santiago of Chile. It consists of a main system that goes from Chorrillos to Commas by the Via Expresa and the AV. College student. And another main system that goes from the Callao to San Juan de Lurigancho. These branches were connected in the Central station, that at the moment is constructed underneath the Stroll of the Heroes Naval, in front of the Palace of Justice.

Groups

In some main avenues of the city automobiles exist that, informally, serve express taking the name from "Groups". The collective automobiles take as only distinction a poster in the windshield indicating their destiny. The routes are not publicitadas but they are known by the users. The cost of this service is greater than the one of the conventional public transport but they cover great distances at greater speed

Train

The Urban Train of Lima operated in a section of 10 km in the south of the city. At the moment its operation, as well as the continuation of its construction until the north of the city is in studies.

Taxi

Finally, the service of Taxi in Lima is efficient but uncertain. Due to the great margins of unemployment that confronted Peru, the import of used cars and to the fact that municipal authorization is not required to offer the service, a great supply of taxis exists.

On this its efficiency is based since to any hour of the day and in any point of the city one can econtrar a taxi that takes it to where it wishes to mobilize itself. Nevertheless, also he is uncertain because the identity of the conductor is not known totally and is almost impossible the later location from the unit. This anonymity is dangerous also for the conductors who are constantly imprisoned of assaults. In Lima the taxis do not count on taximeters reason why the amount of the tariff negotiates at the time of taking the service. Although certain common idea in relation to the tariffs between the taxi drivers and the users exists, the final amount of the transaction depends on the negotiation that is made and this one depends on several factors as they are the distance, the route (congested way hill but), the number of passengers and the hour.

At the moment several companies of taxis exist that work by telephone route. After the call to a power station, the vehicle gathers the passenger and it takes it destiny to his. This modality is more expensive but it assures, by means of the identification of the conductor, a trip more surely without exhibition to assaults. The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima initiated several years ago the Service of Metropolitan Taxis - SETAME by means of the empadronamiento of the taxi drivers and the painted one of the vehicles to characteristic a yellow color. Nevertheless, these measures have not been fulfilled totally since still taxis can be found informal that they are not registered in the SETAME

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