The city of Lima

By Jordi Viñolas 1r ATeacher Teresa Pietx

LOCATION

Lima is located in South America, is the capital of Peru.

LOCATION

Lima is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the center of the country, on a desert coast of thePacific Ocean.

LOCATION

With the seaport of Callao, it forms a urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area.

PEOPLE AND LANGUAGE

Population its more than 7.6 millions habitants. Limeños are divided across class lines. They are white, mestizos , and indigenous people of Peru. There are small numbers of Asians and blacks.

PEOPLE AND LANGUAGE

The most spoken language is Spanish and a few people speak Indian languages as Quechua and Aymara.

GOOD AND BAD THINGS

A good thing is that Lima is the capital of Peru and its people are nice. Lima is one of the best historical centers of South America, is very scenic and lighting is very beautiful.

GOOD AND BAD THINGS

The bad thing is the chaos, the pollution and the overpopulation. Lima is a dirty and dangerous city.

TRANSPORT

Public transport in Lima has buses, micros, taxicabs, and mototaxis. Micros and combis are the most common means of public transportation in Lima.

TRANSPORT

Mototaxi in Lima

TRANSPORT

Lima has only one line of metro with 21 Km, inaugurated January 2012.Lima has an airport, a seaport and some train stations.

PLACES TO VISIT

Lima has a lot of places to visit. One very important is The Historic Center of Lima with some examples of colonial architecture:

The Monastery of San Francisco.

PLACES TO VISIT

The Plaza Mayor.

PLACES TO VISIT

The Cathedral.

PLACES TO VISIT

Covenant of Santo Domingo

by their catacombs.

PLACES TO VISIT

The Palace of Torre Tagle

…and much more.

PLACES TO VISIT

The Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas, the point of origin for the Lord of Miracles, is very interesting.

PLACES TO VISIT

There are some sections of the Lima City Walls, medieval Spanish fortifications built to defend the city from attacks by pirates.

PLACES TO VISIT

In the summer the tourist visit the beaches located along the Pan-American Highway.

PLACES TO VISIT

The suburban districts of Cieneguilla, Pachacamac, and the city of Chosica, are too tourist attractions.

PLACES TO VISIT

Lima is a city full of secrets, with fantastic avenues, a lot of skyscrapers and a lot of beautiful squares.

PLACES TO VISIT

Lima has a lot of museums: the most important is the Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú.

PLACES TO VISIT

Lima is known as the Gastronomical Capital of the Americas because has a lot of different types of foods.

This is the city of Lima!!