Barrios Altos is a neighbourhood which forms the eastern part of Lima District, part of the historic centre of the Peruvian city of Lima. It owes its name to the fact that, topographically, it is high
Front view of the Legislative Palace as seen from the Plaza Bolívar
St. Claire's Monastery (and mill). This mill ran on water from the Huatica River, which was, in reality, a pre-Hispanic irrigation canal.
The Viceregal Fort of Santa Catalina, former Artillery and Military Police Barracks, in 1870.
Image of Saint Anne's Square around 1900.
Lima is a district of Lima, Peru. It is the oldest district of the province and as such, vestiges of the city's Spanish period remain today in its historic centre, part of which was declared a UNESCO
Barrios Altos
…Barrios Altos is a neighbourhood which forms the eastern part of Lima District, part of the historic centre of the Peruvian city of Lima. It owes its name to the fact that, topographically, it is higher than the rest of the old…
The Cathedral seen from the city's main square