Peru - Lima Hotels

  Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru. This Chillón, and Lurie Rímac river valleys, is a desert on the coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the adjacent port of Callao and Lima metropolitan area known as Metropolitan Area creates. Latin America's fourth largest city of Lima, São Paulo, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro on the back. In pre-Columbian era, now what the position of the city of Lima under the Inca Empire in the 15th state Ychsma established in a few centuries has been inhabited by Amerindian groups. In 1532, Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro defeated the ruler of the Inca Atahualpa, and a group that took over the empire. Pizarro conquered the land of the Spanish Crown that the governor had named as the capital on January 18, 1535 in Ciudad de los Reyes who chose Rímac Valley (City of Kings). In August 1536, soldiers of the new city by Manco Inca, however, Hispanics and native allies of the rebels defeated the Inca was surrounded. Lima, as the entry point into the country, the historical center, archaeological sites, nightlife, museums, art galleries, festivals and popular traditions characterized by a significant tourism industry has developed. Lima restaurants and bars as well as a wide range of international cuisine is the local host. Historical Center in Lima, Lima, and Rímac consisting of the districts, as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO declared the colonial period, leaving a testimony to the architectural achievements during 1988 due importance. Examples of this historic colonial architecture, including the San Francisco Monastery, Plaza Mayor, Cathedral, Santo Domingo to the Convention, Torre Tagle Palace, and much more. A tour of the city of churches is a circuit popular among tourists. districts with a short excursion through many churches dating as early as the 16th and 17 What is most remarkable century cathedral in Lima and the Monastery of San Francisco, which itself is said to be connected with subterrestrial catacombs. These two churches of various schools of art, sculpture and fine wood furniture Sevilian tile contains pictures. Also noteworthy is the Las Nazarenas Sanctuary, Hell Lord, the most important religious festivals in October, in Lima Peru for all events and probably constitutes one point of origin. Lima, some parts of the walls still remain and are frequented by tourists. These examples of Spanish medieval fortification, from attacks by pirates and privateers used to defend the city.