Lima, Peru, the capital and largest city of Peru. It is the economic and cultural center of the country. Lima occupies the valleys of the Rimac, Chillon and Lurin. Located in a desert on the coast overlooking the Bay of Lima in the Pacific Ocean, where the port was built and named Callao.
Lima was founded by the Spanish Francisco Pizarro on 18 January 1535, as the city of Kings. Today, nearly a third of the population live in the metropolitan region, with approximately $ 8 million.
The city of Lima is the imposition of colonial buildings, museums that you will be able to recreate a complete picture of the past millennium in Peru archeology, history, art and pre-Inca archaeological sites.
Lima also has a large subtropical climate, it is never too hot or too cold. The people in Lima do not know what a raincoat or an umbrella, that is, since rains are rare. In fact, Lima is located in a valley surrounded by desert.