Punta Hermosa is one of 43
districts
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of the
Lima Province
Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital.
Despite its small area, this province is the ...
in
Peru
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. 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
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on the west, the
Lurin
Lurin is a ''quartier'' of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean
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, and
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 ...
on the north,
Huarochirí Province's district of
Santo Domingo de los Olleros on the east and the
Punta Negra district on the south.
Political division
The district is divided into 4 populated centers ( es, Centros Poblados):
* Punta Hermosa
* Capilla Lucumo
* Cucuya
* Pampapacta
Beach resort
Punta Hermosa is located 42 km south of
downtown Lima
Lima is a district of Lima Province in Peru. Lima district is the oldest in Lima Province and as such, vestiges of the city's colonial era remain today in the historic centre of Lima, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 and ...
, to which it is connected by the
Pan-American Highway
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. The district's main attraction is its beaches, which are visited by thousands of people every summer. The area, which used to be a resort/vacation district where visitors stayed only temporarily, has recently seen an
urban expansion and an increase in permanent year-round residents.
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Peru
The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century. The old territorial subdivisions have split or merged due to several reasons, the most common ones being ...
*
Cono Sur
The Southern Cone ( es, Cono Sur, pt, Cone Sul) is a geographical and cultural subregion composed of the southernmost areas of South America, mostly south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Traditionally, it covers Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, bou ...
*
Ancón District
Ancón is a district of northern Lima Province in Peru. It is the popular beach resort of Lima that is visited every summer by millions of people from Lima. Is the largest district of the Lima Province.
Officially established as a district on Octo ...
*
Santa Rosa District
References
External links
*
Municipalidad Distrital de Punta Hermosa- Official web site
*
Perú Azul- Information and picture galleries on beaches in Peru
Districts of Lima
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