Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Lima, Peru

The Heroes' Pantheon is a crypt inside the old Church of San Carlos, located at the former Real Convictorio de San Carlos in the historic centre of Lima, that holds the remains of 24 of the national heroes of the Peruvian War of Independence.

Wikipedia: Panteón de los Próceres (EN)

The Casona of the National University of San Marcos, also known as the Cultural Centre of San Marcos, which operates in the building, is a large Spanish colonial building that hosts the cultural centre of the National University of San Marcos, located in the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru. The building, as well as its adjacent public space, known as the University Park, is part of the area and of the list of buildings of the Historic Center of Lima that were recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1988.

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The Casona of the National University of San Marcos, also known as the Cultural Centre of San Marcos, which operates in the building, is a large Spanish colonial building that hosts the cultural centre of the National University of San Marcos, located in the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru. The building, as well as its adjacent public space, known as the University Park, is part of the area and of the list of buildings of the Historic Center of Lima that were recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1988.

Wikipedia: Museum of Art, University of San Marcos (EN)

University Park is a public park located in the historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It is rectangular in shape and is located at the intersection of Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues.

Wikipedia: Monument to Bartolomé Herrera (EN)

University Park is a public park located in the historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It is rectangular in shape and is located at the intersection of Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues.

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The German Tower, also known as the Clock Tower or the University Clock, is a clock tower in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It is located in front of the Casona de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, in the University Park at the intersection of Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues. It was donated in 1921 by the German community in Lima, on the occasion of the Centennial of the Independence of Peru. At twelve in the day and at six in the afternoon, its chimes played the first stanza of the National Anthem of Peru.

Wikipedia: German Tower, Lima (EN)

University Park is a public park located in the historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It is rectangular in shape and is located at the intersection of Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues.

Wikipedia: Monument to Sebastián Lorente (EN)

University Park is a public park located in the historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It is rectangular in shape and is located at the intersection of Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues.

Wikipedia: Monument to Hipólito Unanue (EN)

The Casona of the National University of San Marcos, also known as the Cultural Centre of San Marcos, which operates in the building, is a large Spanish colonial building that hosts the cultural centre of the National University of San Marcos, located in the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru. The building, as well as its adjacent public space, known as the University Park, is part of the area and of the list of buildings of the Historic Center of Lima that were recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1988.

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The Electoral and Democracy Museum is a public museum created in 2005 and located in the headquarters of the National Jury of Elections (JNE) in the historic center of Lima. Its mission is to conserve, research, exhibit and disseminate part of the heritage related to the electoral history of Peru in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Wikipedia: Museo Electoral y de La Democracia (ES), Website

The Plaza San Martín is one of the most representative public spaces of the city of Lima, Peru. It is located at the ninth block of Colmena avenue, within the Historic Centre of Lima which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988 by UNESCO. It is located near the Plaza Mayor of Lima and is connected to it by the Jiron de la Union. Its central monument gives homage to Peru's liberator, José de San Martín.

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The Casa O'Higgins is a colonial-style building located in the historic centre of Lima, specifically located in the Jirón de la Unión, a few metres from the Plaza de Armas of the Peruvian capital. Since 2008, the house has functioned as a cultural centre of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a permanent space dedicated to the memory of Bernardo O'Higgins. It forms part of the Cultural heritage of Peru.

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The Teatro Manuel Ascencio Segura is a theatre and concert hall located in the Jirón Huancavelica of Lima, Peru. First built in 1615, it is considered the oldest theatre in Latin America.

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The Municipal Theatre of Lima, inaugurated as the Teatro Forero, is a theatre and concert hall in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It is home to the country's National Symphony Orchestra.

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The Lord of Miracles Museum is a museum dedicated to the devotion of the Lord of Miracles, painted in 1651 by an Angolan slave. Its headquarters are located within the complex of the Monastery of Nazarenas located in the Huancavelica district of the historic center of the city of Lima. It was inaugurated on October 17, 2014.

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The Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima is a sanctuary dedicated to Saint Rose of Lima. It is located in the remains of Oliva's house, including the well used by the family, which serves as a highlight of the convent among visitors.

Wikipedia: Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima (EN)

The Casa de Osambela, also known as the Casa de Oquendo, is a building built during the colonial era of Peru. It stands on the old Novitiate of the Dominican fathers, destroyed by the earthquake of 1746, and part of the garden, facing the Calle de la Veracruz in the historic center of the city of Lima. It is one of the largest mansions in the center of Lima and is notable for its wide façade and excellent quality balconies.

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The Ignacio Merino Municipal Pinacotheca, also known as the Pinacotheca of Lima, is a pinacotheca housed in the Hospicio Manrique, located at the Plaza Francia, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru.

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The Casa de Aliaga is a colonial-style building located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It was built on a huaca, dateing back to May 1536, at the beginning of the founding of the city, and belonged to Conquistador Geronimo de Aliaga. Its current owner is Gonzalo Jorge de Aliaga Ascenzo, VIII Count of San Juan de Lurigancho. It has been continuously inhabited by the same family for seventeen generations over a period of five centuries.

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In Greek mythology, Pheme, also known as Ossa in Homeric sources, was the personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours. She was a daughter either of Gaia or of Elpis (Hope), was described as "she who initiates and furthers communication" and had an altar at Athens. A tremendous gossip, Pheme was said to have pried into the affairs of mortals and gods, then repeated what she learned, starting off at first with just a dull whisper, but repeating it louder each time, until everyone knew. In art, she was usually depicted with wings and a trumpet.

Wikipedia: Pheme (EN), Website

The Archbishop's Palace of Lima is the residence of the Archbishop of Lima and the administrative headquarters of the Archdiocese of Lima, where the administrative offices of the Archbishopric of Lima were located. Today it opens its doors as a Museum and is part of the Archbishop's Museums of Lima. It is located in the Plaza Mayor of the historic center of Lima, on the corner formed by the Junín and Carabaya strips.

Wikipedia: Palacio arzobispal de Lima (ES)

The Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima and Primate of Peru, otherwise Lima Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the Plaza Mayor of downtown Lima, Peru. This third and current Cathedral of Lima was built between 1602 and 1797. It is dedicated to St. John, Apostle and Evangelist.

Wikipedia: Lima Metropolitan Cathedral (EN)

The Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, known also as the BCRP Museum or simply Central Museum, is an archaeological, numismatic and artistic museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, located at the corners of Lampa and Ucayali streets, in the historic centre of Lima, Peru.

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The Raúl Porras Barrenechea Institute of the National University of San Marcos (IRPB-UNMSM) was founded in 1964 by the University of San Marcos in honor of the distinguished alum, Peruvian historian and diplomat Raúl Porras Barrenechea. The institute acts as a Center for Higher Studies and Peruvian Research, developing and promoting research mainly related to the areas of humanities, arts and social sciences. To this end, the institute offers researchers and the general public a library specialized in the mentioned fields.

Wikipedia: Raúl Porras Barrenechea Institute (EN)

The Casa Goyeneche, also known as the Palacio de Goyeneche, the Casa Cavero or Casa Rada, is an 18th-century historical building located at Jirón Ucayali, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The 959.20 m2 two-storey building is named after the family that formerly owned it.

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The Palacio de Torre Tagle is a building built during the colonial era of Peru that currently serves as the main headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. It is located in the Jirón Ucayali in the historic center of Lima, two blocks southeast of the Plaza Mayor de Lima.

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The Basilica and Convent of Saint Peter, formerly known as Basilica of Saint Paul after the school of the same name, is a Catholic church located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru.

Wikipedia: Basilica and Convent of San Pedro, Lima (EN)

Guillermo Gastañeta Espinoza was a Peruvian physician-surgeon and university professor. He introduced modern surgical techniques in his country and made original contributions in this field. He has been declared the National Patron of Surgery.

Wikipedia: Guillermo Gastañeta (ES)

The Chinese Arch, also known as the Chinese Portal, is a paifang located at the entrance of Lima's Chinatown.

Wikipedia: Chinese Arch, Lima (EN)

The National Mint of Peru, also known as the Mint of Lima, is a mint located in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, in the city of Lima, Peru. Its origin dates back to 1565.

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The Congress of the Republic of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the Constitution of Peru, the President of Peru can be removed by Congress without cause, effectively making the legislature more powerful than the executive branch. Following a ruling in February 2023 by the Constitutional Court of Peru, the body tasked with interpreting the Constitution of Peru and whose members are directly chosen by Congress, judicial oversight of the legislative body was also removed by the court, essentially giving Congress absolute control of Peru's government. Since the 2021 Peruvian general election, right wing parties held a majority in the legislature. The largest represented leftist party in Congress, Free Peru, has subsequently aligned itself with conservative and Fujimorists parties within Congress due to their institutional power.

Wikipedia: Congress of the Republic of Peru (EN)

José Faustino Sánchez Carrión was a pro-independence politician from Peru. Also known as the "Solitario de Sayán", he had a decisive role in the establishment of the republican system of government in post-independence Peru. He was one of the writers of the first political constitution of Peru, of liberal tendencies. He later participated in the diplomatic mission which traveled to Guayaquil to invite Simon Bolivar to Peru. He died prematurely, victim of an unknown sickness.

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The Park of the Wall is a public park located in the central district of Lima, Peru. It was inaugurated in 2004. Within its extension is part of the former Walls of Lima. The park is located between the Rímac River and the historic centre of Lima.

Wikipedia: Parque de la Muralla (EN)

The Monument to Francisco Pizarro is an equestrian statue, made by the American artist Charles Cary Rumsey, located in Lima as a tribute by the municipality to the founder of the city, the conquistador Francisco Pizarro.

Wikipedia: Estatua ecuestre de Francisco Pizarro (Lima) (ES)