Discover Peru virtually:
Province:
Lima
Location:
Capital of Peru, at the central coast of the Pacific in Latin America
Population:
alomost 7 million
Size:
approx. 33.000 sq km
Weather:
Dec-April: sunny and hot, May-Oct: cloudy and humidAv. temperature 25 in summer and 17 in winter
Introduction:
It is in this metropolis city of almost 8 million inhabitants where you will arrive entering Peru. By cruiser in the harbour of Callao or by airplane in the international airport of Jorge Chavez. He was a Peruvian aviation pioneer. The airport is located in Lima at approximately 45 minutes from the colonial center or the commercial districts as Miraflores, San Isidro, etc. The Peruvian capital was established by the Spanish "conquistadores" in 1535.
The faces of Lima:
Lima of tranquillity
he exclusive Lima of the rich. There is a beach resort coast with the nautical hobbies like wave surfing, cruisers and sailing. The new commercial center of Larco Mar in Miraflores, the most elegant restaurants of the country with view over the Pacific Ocean, its five star hotels. Also known is the Camino Real with its great shopping malls in San Isidro. The districts of artists, paintings, poets, writers, musician like Barranco, with its bars and peñas (places where there is folkloric and also afro music as in the Andes or other regions of the country).
Colonial Lima
The Checkerboard of Pizarro", founded by this conqueror in 1535. The city was organized until the beginning of this century as the center of life and economy. It was the Peruvian capital where the conquerors of the viceroy lived with people like "Perricholi". It was the City of the Kings.
Today is Lima the city of chaos, contamination and street sellers (you can buy EVERYTHING. It's possible to build a house and to furnish it, without the need to go into a store!). In this part of the city there are the dayly traffic jams. Traffic is totally monstrous in crowd hours. The past few years things have improving a bit. The "ambulantes" or street vendors avoid the colonial city or got a place assigned by authority in one of the many commercial centers. Lot's of police and security agents diminished street crime to a low level. The most important squares and parks got a face-lift and look attractive these days. The mayor of Lima "Andrade" recently is reelected and will continue the good work. He and his staff designed an action plan to convert Lima in the tourist capital of Latin America.
Lima of the slums
As a result of the population explosion and people looking for a solution to their difficult conditions of life, the "young town" or the slums surround Lima. Lot's of them found themselves in front of the same misery and hunger, crime, violence, drugs, etc. Man, woman and child are fighting against this hard situation and in search for more dignity, they organized themselves into "Comedores Populares" and courageous mothers established "the Mother Clubs".
Lima of archaeological places and magnificent museums
Peru has lot's of excellent archaeological material of any kind (ceramics, cloths, gold and silver objects money, etc.) which belong to numerous prestigious cultures : Chavin, Huari, Chimu, Mochica, Nazca, Paracas, Moxeque, Vicus, Inca, etc. Everybody can admire these fine objects of highly developed cultures in several museums in and around Lima, where these treasures are exposed.
History of Lima
The Preshispanic Period:The oldest remains found in Lima are the settlements of fishermen in the valley of the Rimac River. In a later period the Proto-Lima culture is established with two mayor movements: the Aramburu and the Maranga. In the valley of Lima appeared the collas, originally from Canta and Huarochiri. In the last stage introduced the Incas their gods in this area but let the people continue worshipping their own religian. Pachacamac was a temple dedicated to the god of the Sun.
Hispanic Period:The conquerer Francisco Pizarro founded Lima on the 18th of Januari 1535. They made Peru as the most important region of Latin America and a viceroy living in Lima represented the king of Spain.
Republican period:Jose de San Martin liberated Peru from the Spanish colonization and declared Peru independent the 28th of July 1821. Slavery was banished and Lima was for a long time considered as the best developed city of Latin America.
Lima and its people
Lima was founded by the conqueror Francisco Pizarro on the 18th of January 1533. From the beginning on, this city was considered the new capital of Peru. The wealth imported by the Spanish nobility immigrated to Peru, made Lima originally the City of Kings. All gold was exported via this city to Spain. Many of the original colonial houses do still exist, but caused by the population explosion in the beginning of this century, Lima has lost a lot of its charm.
Lima stayed a small city for almost 400 years. In the twenties the city population multiplied three times. Since the Second World War, Lima multiplied by a factor 10 (!). Today almost 8 million people live in the metropolis, almost a third from the total population of Peru (23 million). The population density has all extremes in Peru. For example: the tropical rainforest covers over 60% of the country's territory and only 5% of the population lives in this unmeasurable forest. Most of the emigrants come from the Andes. Looking for a better life they move to Lima with little possessions and encounter themselves even in a worse situation and poverty. Some are lucky and have a good life now and can afford to send their children to university, etc.
In recent years and influenced by the stable political situation, foreign companies invest in Peru and create of new jobs. The financial climate seems to improve, but as in everywhere in the world, all money is in the hands of a few. Many of the poorer people start a small business as street vendor and make their living by selling cigarettes and chewing gum but earn just enough for their food.
Since the new political climate in Peru a lot of investment has been done in hospitals, schools and universities. Most of the roads in bad quality were renewed. Many universities are private and expensive. Almost everybody that can afford university do their best to convert them into professionals. This is one of the only ways to secure future in Lima and earn good money.
Peruvians work in general a lot and workdays of 12 hours are not exceptional. Saturday is also a working day till 1pm. Every year employees got from two weeks to 1 month of paid vacation. The government is working on social security, especially for pensioners. The tax system is the only constitution that is really working well (SUNAT). They are rigorous to companies not paying taxes. Often small businesses as shops are closed with the well-known big red stickers. Don't be surprised when you ask a beer at the bar and they give you a receipt.
To give you an idea how young the economy is in Peru, the stock market of this country exists since the late 80s and stock values rose 10 times in 8 years. For the moment is the market relative stable and inflation depends upon the world market. Peru is the only country in the world where companies can put shares on the market of workers and employees. Peru wants to attract more labor-intensive industry.
Lima
Location:
Capital of Peru, at the central coast of the Pacific in Latin America
Population:
alomost 7 million
Size:
approx. 33.000 sq km
Weather:
Dec-April: sunny and hot, May-Oct: cloudy and humidAv. temperature 25 in summer and 17 in winter
Introduction:
It is in this metropolis city of almost 8 million inhabitants where you will arrive entering Peru. By cruiser in the harbour of Callao or by airplane in the international airport of Jorge Chavez. He was a Peruvian aviation pioneer. The airport is located in Lima at approximately 45 minutes from the colonial center or the commercial districts as Miraflores, San Isidro, etc. The Peruvian capital was established by the Spanish "conquistadores" in 1535.
The faces of Lima:
Lima of tranquillity
he exclusive Lima of the rich. There is a beach resort coast with the nautical hobbies like wave surfing, cruisers and sailing. The new commercial center of Larco Mar in Miraflores, the most elegant restaurants of the country with view over the Pacific Ocean, its five star hotels. Also known is the Camino Real with its great shopping malls in San Isidro. The districts of artists, paintings, poets, writers, musician like Barranco, with its bars and peñas (places where there is folkloric and also afro music as in the Andes or other regions of the country).
Colonial Lima
The Checkerboard of Pizarro", founded by this conqueror in 1535. The city was organized until the beginning of this century as the center of life and economy. It was the Peruvian capital where the conquerors of the viceroy lived with people like "Perricholi". It was the City of the Kings.
Today is Lima the city of chaos, contamination and street sellers (you can buy EVERYTHING. It's possible to build a house and to furnish it, without the need to go into a store!). In this part of the city there are the dayly traffic jams. Traffic is totally monstrous in crowd hours. The past few years things have improving a bit. The "ambulantes" or street vendors avoid the colonial city or got a place assigned by authority in one of the many commercial centers. Lot's of police and security agents diminished street crime to a low level. The most important squares and parks got a face-lift and look attractive these days. The mayor of Lima "Andrade" recently is reelected and will continue the good work. He and his staff designed an action plan to convert Lima in the tourist capital of Latin America.
Lima of the slums
As a result of the population explosion and people looking for a solution to their difficult conditions of life, the "young town" or the slums surround Lima. Lot's of them found themselves in front of the same misery and hunger, crime, violence, drugs, etc. Man, woman and child are fighting against this hard situation and in search for more dignity, they organized themselves into "Comedores Populares" and courageous mothers established "the Mother Clubs".
Lima of archaeological places and magnificent museums
Peru has lot's of excellent archaeological material of any kind (ceramics, cloths, gold and silver objects money, etc.) which belong to numerous prestigious cultures : Chavin, Huari, Chimu, Mochica, Nazca, Paracas, Moxeque, Vicus, Inca, etc. Everybody can admire these fine objects of highly developed cultures in several museums in and around Lima, where these treasures are exposed.
History of Lima
The Preshispanic Period:The oldest remains found in Lima are the settlements of fishermen in the valley of the Rimac River. In a later period the Proto-Lima culture is established with two mayor movements: the Aramburu and the Maranga. In the valley of Lima appeared the collas, originally from Canta and Huarochiri. In the last stage introduced the Incas their gods in this area but let the people continue worshipping their own religian. Pachacamac was a temple dedicated to the god of the Sun.
Hispanic Period:The conquerer Francisco Pizarro founded Lima on the 18th of Januari 1535. They made Peru as the most important region of Latin America and a viceroy living in Lima represented the king of Spain.
Republican period:Jose de San Martin liberated Peru from the Spanish colonization and declared Peru independent the 28th of July 1821. Slavery was banished and Lima was for a long time considered as the best developed city of Latin America.
Lima and its people
Lima was founded by the conqueror Francisco Pizarro on the 18th of January 1533. From the beginning on, this city was considered the new capital of Peru. The wealth imported by the Spanish nobility immigrated to Peru, made Lima originally the City of Kings. All gold was exported via this city to Spain. Many of the original colonial houses do still exist, but caused by the population explosion in the beginning of this century, Lima has lost a lot of its charm.
Lima stayed a small city for almost 400 years. In the twenties the city population multiplied three times. Since the Second World War, Lima multiplied by a factor 10 (!). Today almost 8 million people live in the metropolis, almost a third from the total population of Peru (23 million). The population density has all extremes in Peru. For example: the tropical rainforest covers over 60% of the country's territory and only 5% of the population lives in this unmeasurable forest. Most of the emigrants come from the Andes. Looking for a better life they move to Lima with little possessions and encounter themselves even in a worse situation and poverty. Some are lucky and have a good life now and can afford to send their children to university, etc.
In recent years and influenced by the stable political situation, foreign companies invest in Peru and create of new jobs. The financial climate seems to improve, but as in everywhere in the world, all money is in the hands of a few. Many of the poorer people start a small business as street vendor and make their living by selling cigarettes and chewing gum but earn just enough for their food.
Since the new political climate in Peru a lot of investment has been done in hospitals, schools and universities. Most of the roads in bad quality were renewed. Many universities are private and expensive. Almost everybody that can afford university do their best to convert them into professionals. This is one of the only ways to secure future in Lima and earn good money.
Peruvians work in general a lot and workdays of 12 hours are not exceptional. Saturday is also a working day till 1pm. Every year employees got from two weeks to 1 month of paid vacation. The government is working on social security, especially for pensioners. The tax system is the only constitution that is really working well (SUNAT). They are rigorous to companies not paying taxes. Often small businesses as shops are closed with the well-known big red stickers. Don't be surprised when you ask a beer at the bar and they give you a receipt.
To give you an idea how young the economy is in Peru, the stock market of this country exists since the late 80s and stock values rose 10 times in 8 years. For the moment is the market relative stable and inflation depends upon the world market. Peru is the only country in the world where companies can put shares on the market of workers and employees. Peru wants to attract more labor-intensive industry.
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