43 Facts About Lima Peru

Lima Peru is home to one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the New World.

In October 2013, Lima Peru was chosen to host the 2019 Pan American Games; these games were held at venues in and around Lima Peru, and were the largest sporting event ever hosted by the country.

River that feeds Lima Peru is called Rimac, and many people erroneously assume that this is because its original Inca name is "Talking River" .

Anthem of Lima was heard for the first time on 18 January 2008, in a solemn session that was attended by the then President of Peru Alan Garcia, the mayor of the city Luis Castaneda Lossio and various authorities.

The Maranga culture and the Lima Peru culture were the ones that established and forged an identity in these territories.

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Lima Peru considered that Lima was strategically located, close to a favorable coast for the construction of a port but prudently far from it in order to prevent attacks by pirates and foreign powers, on fertile lands and with a suitable cool climate.

Lima Peru as seem from the Rimac District, painting of 1850 by Batta Molinelli.

The new migrants, at first confined to slums in downtown Lima Peru, led this expansion through large-scale land invasions, which evolved into shanty towns, known as pueblos jovenes.

Lima Peru is the world's third largest desert city, after Karachi, Pakistan, and Cairo, Egypt.

Lima Peru has a mild climate, despite its location in the tropics and in a desert.

The Palace of Justice in Lima is seat of the Supreme Court of Justice the highest judicial court in Peru with jurisdiction over the entire territory of Peru.

Lima Peru is seat of two of the 28-second highest or Superior Courts of Justice.

The first and oldest Superior Court in Lima Peru is the Superior Court of Justice, belonging to the Judicial District and.

The minorities in Lima include Amerindians and Afro-Peruvians, whose African ancestors were initially brought to the region as slaves.

Chinese and a lesser number of Japanese came to Lima Peru and established themselves in the Barrios Altos neighborhood in downtown Lima Peru.

Lima Peru is the country's industrial and financial center and one of Latin America's most important financial centers, home to many national companies and hotels.

Lima Peru has the largest export industry in South America and is a regional center for the cargo industry.

Insurance companies based in Lima include Rimac Seguros, Mapfre Peru, Interseguro, Pacifico, Protecta and La Positiva.

Likewise, having Lima Peru the privilege of being the only capital in South America with immediate access to the sea, it has wide tourist piers that in recent years have become a great attraction for thousands of tourists, especially in the districts of Miraflores and Barranco, where there is a wide development in terms of entertainment in these areas, turning the capital into a place with several places of tourism and entertainment.

Strongly influenced by European, Andean, African and Asian culture, Lima Peru is a melting pot, due to colonization, immigration and indigenous influences.

Lima Peru's beaches, located along the northern and southern ends of the city, are heavily visited during the summer.

Lima Peru has a vibrant and active theater scene, including classic theater, cultural presentations, modern theater, experimental theater, dramas, dance performances and theater for children.

Lima Peru is known as the Gastronomical Capital of the Americas.

Since 2011, several Lima Peru restaurants have been recognized as among The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

Arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in Lima Peru meant the introduction of the Catholic religion in this area populated by aborigines of various ethnic groups, who followed animist and polytheistic religions, which produced a religious syncretism.

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The most popular sport in Lima Peru is football with professional club teams operating in the city.

Lima Peru will have 2 venues for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The middle class districts in Lima Peru are Jesus Maria, Lince, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel and Barranco.

Home to universities, institutions and schools, Lima Peru has the highest concentration of institutions of higher learning on the continent.

Lima Peru is home to the oldest continuously operating higher learning institution in the New World, National University of San Marcos, founded in 1551.

Pontifical Catholic University of Lima Peru, established in 1917, is the oldest private university.

Lima Peru has one of the country's highest levels of enrollment in high school and preschool.

Dropout rate for Lima Peru is lower than the national average, except for elementary school, which is higher.

Educational system in Lima Peru is organized under the authority of the "Direccion Regional de Educacion de Lima Peru Metropolitana", which is in turn divided into 7 sub-directions or "UGEL" : UGEL 01, UGEL 02, UGEL 03, UGEL 04, UGEL 05, UGEL 06 and UGEL 07 .

Lima Peru is served by Jorge Chavez International Airport, located in Callao .

Lima Peru possesses five other airports: the Las Palmas Air Force Base, Collique Airport and runways in Santa Maria del Mar, San Bartolo and Chilca.

Lima Peru is connected to the Central Andean region by the Ferrocarril Central Andino which runs from Lima Peru through the departments of Junin, Huancavelica, Pasco and Huanuco.

Commuter rail services for Lima Peru are planned as part of the larger Tren de la Costa project.

Lima Peru operates a network of nine freeways – the Via Expresa Paseo de la Republica, Via Expresa Javier Prado, Via Expresa Grau, Panamericana Norte, Panamericana Sur, Carretera Central, Via Expresa Callao, Autopista Chillon Trapiche and the Autopista Ramiro Priale.

Since 2014, Lima Peru Council operates the "Sistema Integrado de Transporte Urbano", which comprises buses over Avenida Arequipa.

Lima Peru Metro has twenty six passenger stations, with an average separation of 1.

Lima Peru was subjected to a lengthy period of confinement or quarantine that lasted more than four months.

Twenty-two districts in Lima Peru have a ratio above 1000 citizens per Serenazgo official, while 14 districts have ratios below 200 citizens per official, including Miraflores with 119 and San Isidro with 57.