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Iglesia del Inmaculado Corazon de Maria, Lima’s tallest church

Magdalena’s Majestic Iglesia del Inmaculado Corazon de Maria

August 28, 2019 Nathan Piper

As a city founded upon Roman Catholicism, Lima as a whole boasts hundreds, if not thousands of Catholic churches and

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Picturesque Monumental Callao

Monumental Callao: Renaissance in Callao’s historic port district

March 10, 2019 Nathan Piper

Callao’s storied history began just two years after Lima’s did in 1537. Despite being its longtime next door neighbor and

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Presbitero Maestro

October 18, 2018 Colin

Officially known as the Master Priest Matty Cemetery, Presbitero Maestro is the oldest cemetery in Lima. Located in the Barrios

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Pachacamac

May 27, 2017 Colin

Pachacamac is a sprawling pre-Columbian ruin whose museum is a popular tourist attraction as the most important archaeological site in

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Huaca Huallamarca

January 25, 2017 Colin

Huaca Huallamarca, also spelled Wak’a Wallamarka for its meaning in Quechua, is a pre-Columbian adobe pyramid and museum located in

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Huaca Pucllana

January 24, 2017 Colin

Huaca Pucllana, a pre-Inca temple and administrative site in Miraflores, is the most popular of Lima’s archaeological sites. History Also known

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La Punta del Callao

December 15, 2015 Colin

Callao’s allure is in its history, architecture, naval culture, rocky beaches, seafood and the upscale La Punta district. All the

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Canta, Peru: sunny pueblo outside Lima

August 28, 2015 Barry Hanrahan

Just 60 miles northeast of Lima along the Chillon River valley, the picturesque town of Canta has long been a favorite

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