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Historic Centre of Lima

Peru
Date of Inscription: 1988
Extension: 1991
Criteria: (iv)
Core zone: 200 ha
City of Lima
S12 03 05 W77 02 35
Ref: 500bis

Brief Description

Although severely damaged by earthquakes, this 'City of the Kings' was, until the middle of the 18th century, the capital and most important city of the Spanish dominions in South America. Many of its buildings, such as the Convent of San Francisco (the largest of its type in this part of the world), are the result of collaboration between local craftspeople and others from the Old World.

Notes

  • The "Convent Ensemble of San Francisco de Lima", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Historic Centre of Lima".

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