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Lima, Peru

'Although severely damaged by earthquakes, this 'City of the Kings' was, until the middle of the 18th century, the capital and most important city of the Spanish dominions in South America. Many of its buildings, such as the Convent of San Francisco (the largest of its type in this part of the world), are the result of collaboration between local craftspeople and others from the Old World.'

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Museo Larco
The Larco Museum is located in Pueblo Libre in Lima; it is housed in an 18th century mansion built over a 7th century pyramid. …
Lima Cathedral
Designed with a strong Gothic style in mind, to mirror that of Seville Cathedral, Lima Cathedral has been repeatedly restored a…
Ballestas Islands
On the coast south of Lima, these islands are part of the Paracas National Reserve protecting over 160 species of marine birds…
Lima
'Although severely damaged by earthquakes, this 'City of the Kings' was, until the middle of the 18th century, the capital and …
Peruvian Alpaca Ponchos
During the time of the Inca Empire in the 14th and 15th centuries, the wool of the alpaca was valued so highly that only royalt…