Lima
Also known as Historic Centre of Lima, Lima Monumental Zone, Monumental Zone of Lima
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Peru
Inscribed
1988
Area
259 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lima is in Lima. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sacred City of Caral-Supe, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lima · about 8,012,000 peopleabout 2 km west
- Callao · about 877,000 peopleabout 11 km west
- Chosica · about 89,000 peopleabout 35 km east
- Chancay · about 27,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Huacho · about 80,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
- Huaura · about 40,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PeruCultural139 km away
PeruCultural273 km away
PeruNatural297 km away
PeruCultural307 km away
PeruCultural359 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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