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Avenida Alfredo Benavides
Alfredo Benavides Avenue () is one of the busiest avenues in the city of Lima, Peru. It runs for 55 blocks through the districts of Miraflores and Santiago de Surco, starting at the Bajada Balta and concluding at the eponymous bridge that crosses over the Pan-American Highway. History The avenue is named after Juan Alfredo Benavides Fernández Cornejo (Islay; 1857 — Lima; 1907), founder of the '' Banco Internacional del Perú'' and veteran of the War of the Pacific. Originally a resident of the Jirón de la Unión, he traded his property for an estate in Miraflores, then in the outer limits of the city. The avenue runs through a former portion of his land, ceded by him to the district's municipality. It is among the busiest avenues in the city due to it housing major institutions, such as Ricardo Palma University, several financial institutions and a number of stations of the city's electric train and Metropolitano, as well as the access to the Pan-American Highway. It also h ...
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Highway 1 (Peru)
Highway 1, most widely known as the Pan-American Highway (), is the most important highway in Peru, forming part of the larger Pan-American Highway. Route Northern Highway This road is the Peruvian portion of the Pan-American Highway. It runs north–south through the whole length of the country and connects all major cities in the country's coastal area. The northern terminus of the highway is located in the Macará International Bridge (Piura Region) at the border with Ecuador. Starting in this point, the highway is known as ''Carretera Panamericana Norte'' ("North Pan-American Highway"). Lima The highway crosses coastal and central Lima, the country's capital. Once it reaches a roundabout in Santa Anita District, Santa Anita, the Northern part of the highway stops. Going south from this point, the highway is called ''Carretera Panamericana Sur'' ("South Pan-American Highway"). The section between Caquetá (Habich, according to the concessionaire) and Avenida Javier Prado, Jav ...
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Paseo De La República
Paseo may refer to: * a ''paseo'', a promenade, esplanade or public avenue. * ''Paseo'', a euphemism for a ride to summary execution during the White Terror during the Spanish Civil War Parkways and malls * The Paseo (Kansas City, Missouri), a parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. * The Paseo (Pasadena), an outdoor mall in Pasadena, California, U.S. * Paseo Arts District, a commercial shopping district in Oklahoma City, U.S. * Paseo de la Reforma, wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City * Paseo de Roxas, prime commercial artery in the Makati Central Business District of Metro Manila Entertainment * ''Paseo'' (film), a 2018 Canadian short film * "Paseo", a song by Paradisio from '' Paradisio'' Other * Toyota Paseo, a subcompact car * Paseo (restaurant) Paseo is a chain of Caribbean cuisine, Caribbean sandwich shops based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1994 and went bankrupt in 2014 before being revived under new ownership the ...
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Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ...
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Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has Demographics of Peru, a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At , Peru is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 19th largest country in the world, and the List of South American countries by area, third largest in South America. Pre-Columbian Peru, Peruvian territory was home to Andean civilizations, several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one o ...
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Miraflores District, Lima
Miraflores, founded as San Miguel de Miraflores, is a Districts of Peru, district of Lima Province, in Peru. A residential and upscale shopping district, it is one of the wealthiest districts that make up the city of Lima, located to the south of the city's Historic Center of Lima, historic downtown area, as well as one of its main tourist destinations. It was established as a district on January 2, 1857. As a result of the January 1881 Battle of Miraflores fought during the War of the Pacific, Miraflores is called ''Ciudad Heroica'' ("Heroic City"). Etymology The city got its present name (meaning “look at the flowers”) because of the nearly year-round bougainvillea bloom, even in the mid-16th century, when it was still an Inca Empire, Inca village. History Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, Miraflores was one of the locations inhabited by members of the ancient Lima culture, which preceded the Inca Empire. The ''Huaca Pucllana'' (formerly Hispanicized as ''Juliana' ...
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El Comercio (Peru)
is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima. Founded in 1839, it is the oldest newspaper in Peru and one of the oldest Spanish language, Spanish-language papers in the world. It has a daily circulation of more than 120,000. It is considered a newspaper of record and one of the most influential media in Peru. History 19th century ''El Comercio'' began as a commercial, political and literary newspaper. Its first publication was on Saturday, May 4, 1839 by José Manuel Amunátegui y Muñoz (Chile, — Lima ) and Alejandro Villota (Buenos Aires, — Paris, ). It was originally a one-sheet afternoon newspaper printed on both sides in tabloid format. The price of the first edition was one Spanish real, silver real. Its motto was "Order, freedom, knowledge." In total there were ten people who prepared the first issue. Printing was made on a handlebar "Scott" flatbed press, powered by a mule-driven winch. Its first headquarters was the Casa de la Pila, located at Calle del Arzobispo No. 147 ...
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Santiago De Surco
Santiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of Lima, Peru. It is bordered on the north with the district of Ate Vitarte and La Molina; on the east with San Juan de Miraflores, on the west with San Borja, Surquillo, Miraflores and Barranco, and on the south with Chorrillos. Due to its relatively large area, it is a very heterogeneous district, having inhabitants belonging to all socio-economic levels. The northern parts of Santiago de Surco, which are close to the districts of La Molina and San Borja, are known as Monterrico and Chacarilla, and considerably more developed than the southern side of the district, having more upper-class housing and all four major shopping centers of the district. History The Santiago de Surco area was already populated before Inca times. During the Viceroyalty of Peru, Surco became a vacation spot for the wealthy. Back in those times, Santiago de Surco comprised not only its current territory but also the area of pre ...
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La República
''La República'' () is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima, Peru. It is one of the two main national daily newspapers sold all over the country since it was founded on November 16, 1981. History Founding and early history The paper was founded in 1981 by Gustavo Mohme Llona, a former member of the Peruvian Congress. Peruvian journalist Guillermo Thorndike served as the newspaper's founding editor and had previous experience working for many newspapers in Peru. Under Mohme's leadership, the newspaper was against the candidacy of Mario Vargas Llosa in the 1990 Peruvian general election. Fujimori administration ''La República'' was also the main newspaper in opposition to the government of President Alberto Fujimori, who was in office from 1990 to 2000, reporting on illegal actions performed by the government, Peruvian Armed Forces and intelligence agencies. During his government, journalists from the newspaper faced violence and were placed under surveillance by the ...
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Islay District
Islay District is one of six Districts of Peru, districts of the province Islay Province, Islay in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. References

Districts of the Department of Arequipa Districts of the Islay province {{Arequipa-geo-stub ...
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Interbank
Interbank, formally the Banco Internacional del Perú Service Holding S.A.A. is a Peruvian provider of financial services. History In 1897, Elias Mujica opened an agency at the Jirón de la Unión in Lima's historic centre under the name of ''Banco Internacional''. In 1934, branches were opened in Chiclayo and Arequipa, and later expansions included Piura, Sullana and other places in Peru. Under the military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, in 1970, the national bank ( Banco de la Nación) purchased ''Banco Internacional'' and changed its name to ''Banca Asociada del País''. Ten years later, under the democratic government of Fernando Belaunde Terry, the bank changed its name to ''InterBanc'' but it was still property of the Peruvian government. In July 1994, Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor Sr. along with several North American businessmen purchased 91% of the bank's stocks. The new owners changed the name to ''Interbank''. Part of the expansion strategy at that point was ...
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War Of The Pacific
The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert border dispute, Chilean claims on Litoral Department, coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource-rich territory from Peru and Bolivia. The direct cause of the war was a nitrate taxation dispute between Bolivia and Chile, with Peru being drawn in due to its secret alliance with Bolivia. Some historians have pointed to deeper origins of the war, such as the interest of Chile and Peru in the nitrate business, a long-standing rivalry between Chile and Peru for regional hegemony, as well as the political and economical disparities between the stability of Chile and the volatility of Peru and Bolivia. In February 1878, Bolivia increased taxes on the Chile ...
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Jirón De La Unión
The Jirón de la Unión, or Union Street, is a pedestrian street located in the Historic Centre of Lima, part of the capital of Peru. For many decades it was the most important boulevards of the city, often described as the most aristocratic, where many of the most affluent citizens of the city and most powerful men around the world would meet. Subsequently, with the deterioration of the center of Lima, the Jirón de la Unión lost its aristocratic character and became completely commercialized. History The Jirón de la Unión was built by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 the year of the foundation of Lima. It is located on the western side of the Plaza de Armas. It was not until the early 20th century however, that it was given its current name. In 1535, The founder of Lima, Francisco Pizarro, designated a lot on this street to contain the City Hall; the current city hall still retains that same location. It is also one of the roads that surrounds the Palace of Government of Peru. I ...
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