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
The Cathedral seen from the city's main square
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
Lima District
…historic monuments constructed during the viceregal era. In 2023, it was expanded with two exclaves to include the Quinta and Molino de Presa and the Ancient Reduction of Santiago Apostle of Cercado. The district is the site of the city's Municipal Palace, which hosts the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima…
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.