The Cono Sur or Lima Sur (South Lima in english) is one of the five areas that make up the Lima Metropolitan Area. It is located in the southern part of the metropolis hence its name. This socioeconomic levels of this district are varied. Most of the population however belongs to the

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and middle classes. But it is the area closest to the districts of the modern zone and residential areas like Miraflores, La Molina, Santiago de Surco,etc. Many of the residents belonging to these districts are immigrants from various regions of the country. As they settled there, some developed successful communities such as

Villa El Salvador Villa El Salvador (VES) is an urban, largely residential coastal district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It borders the district of Chorrillos on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest; Lurín on the southeast; Villa María del Triunfo on ...

, while others still live in poor housing known as

Pueblos jóvenes ''Pueblos jóvenes'' (, "young towns") is the term used for the shanty towns that surround Lima and other cities of Peru. Many of these towns have developed into districts of Lima such as Comas, Los Olivos and Villa El Salvador. Population P ...

. The area is popular for its beaches, farms and factories in that population greatly increases during the summer months.

Districts

The following districts are part of Lima Sur: INEI
Characteristics per Cono and District
Retrieved October 31, 2007. *

Barranco ''Barranco'' (), which is Spanish for "ravine", may refer to: Places * Barranco, Belize, a village in Toledo District, Belize * Barranco, Spain, a village south of Jijona, Alicante, Spain *Barranco District, Peru *Barranco de Loba, Colombia Perso ...

(currently part of the Modern districts) * Chorrillos * Lurín *

Pachacamac Pachacámac ( qu, Pachakamaq) is an archaeological site southeast of Lima, Peru in the Valley of the Lurín River. The site was first settled around A.D. 200 and was named after the "Earth Maker" creator god Pacha Kamaq. The site flourished ...

(currently part of the Cono Este) * Pucusana *

Punta Hermosa Punta Hermosa is one of 43 districts of the Lima Province in Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Punta Hermosa. The district's main attractions are its beaches. Geography Punta Hermosa borders the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Lu ...

* Punta Negra * San Bartolo * San Juan de Miraflores * Santa María del Mar *

Villa el Salvador Villa El Salvador (VES) is an urban, largely residential coastal district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It borders the district of Chorrillos on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest; Lurín on the southeast; Villa María del Triunfo on ...

Villa María del Triunfo Villa María del Triunfo is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the Cono Sur area of the city of Lima. It was officially established as a district on December 28, 1961. The current mayor (''alcalde'') of Villa María del Triun ...

References

{{Lima Geography of Lima