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Jirón Trujillo
Jirón Trujillo is an important street in Rímac District, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at the Puente de Piedra, where it is continued on the other side of the Rímac River by the Jirón de la Unión (with which it forms part of the historic centre's main axis), and continues until it reaches the Alameda de los Bobos. It therefore joins the so-called monumental zones of both Rímac and Lima districts. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro during the foundation of Lima. Prior to the nomenclature adapted in 1861, it was simply known as its entirety as the street that joined the bridge with the Church of Saint Lazarus. Prior to this renaming, each block (cuadra) had a unique name: *Block 1: Puente, after the bridge next to it. It is the shortest block of the street, and it formerly housed a windmill that lasted until the 19th century. *Block 2: Capilla, after the ermitage—today church—of Our Lady of the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Centre Of Lima
The Historic Centre of Lima () is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the Peruvian government in 1972, and the second one—contained within the first one—is the World Heritage Site established by UNESCO in 1988, whose buildings are marked with the organisation's black-and-white shield. Founded on January 18, 1535, by Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the city served as the political, administrative, religious and economic capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru, as well as the most important city of Spanish South America. The evangelisation process at the end of the 16th century allowed the arrival of several religious orders and the construction of churches and convents. The University of San Marcos, the so-called "Dean University of the Americas", was founded on May 12, 1551, and began its func ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint Lazarus, Lima
The Church of Saint Lazarus () is a Catholic church in Rímac District, part of the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru. Built in 1586, it was the first church built in the area. Since then it has been rebuilt several times after the damage left by the various earthquakes in Peru. It is located on block five of Jirón Trujillo, at the intersection with Francisco Pizarro Avenue. Up until the 19th century, the church gave the neighbourhood of San Lázaro its name, until it separated from Lima District as the district of Rímac. History The church is located in an area near the Rímac River that has been occupied since pre-Hispanic times. The suburb that formed around it was occupied by local Indians, blacks, the sick, friars and travelers. The first construction in the place was a leprosarium opened around 1563 by Antón Sánchez on the road to Trujillo. Then, with the authorisation of Viceroy Count of Nieva and Archbishop Jerónimo de Loayza, Sánchez built the hospital and the chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Municipality Of Lima
The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima () is the local government entity of the Lima Province and Lima District Lima (), also known as the ''Cercado de Lima'', is a Districts of Peru, district of the Lima Province, eponymous province of Lima, Peru. It is the oldest district of the province and as such, vestiges of the city's Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish .... It is the only provincial municipality of special regime with faculties of regional government. It is established according to the 2002 ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'' (') and the 2003 ''Organic Law of Municipalities'' ('). Organization The organs of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima are: * the Council ('); * the Mayor of Lima ('); and * the Metropolitan Assembly ('). The Council consists of the Mayor and five aldermen, according to the ''Municipal Elections Law'' ('). The Metropolitan Assembly is an advisory and coordinating body.Article 162 of the Organic Law of Municipalities Function and powers Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Peruano
''Diario Oficial El Peruano'' (''The Peruvian Official Newspaper'') is the official daily newspaper of Peru. The paper was founded on 22 October 1825 by Simón Bolívar although it changed names between the following decades and it was not published continuously since its inception. It is the oldest Spanish-language newspaper still in circulation. In addition to carrying news, all laws passed in Peru must be published by ''El Peruano''. It is currently edited by Delfina Becerra González. It is published by the Peruvian Company of Editorial Services SA - Editora Peru (''Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales SA - EDITORA PERÚ''), a state enterprise under private law. The company was created as part of the national information system (''Sistema Nacional de Información'') established by ''Decreto Ley'' No. 20550 of 5 March 1974. This law included the various collective state media under a unified management, the majority of which returned to private ownership following the dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balconies Of Lima
The balconies of Lima are items of cultural heritage built during the Viceroyalty of Peru and the History of Peru#Republican era, Republic of Peru. Most of these balconies are of the Viceroyalty period, built in the late 17th and 18th centuries, are located in the Historic Centre of Lima, Historic Center of Lima. They were adapted for residential purposes and have influenced the lives of many Peruvian scholars such as the 19th century writer Ricardo Palma. The balconies have been crucial in UNESCO's declaration of the Historic Center of Lima as a World Heritage Site. Colonial architecture Peruvian colonial architecture in the Viceroyalty of Peru developed in the 16th to the 19th century, when Latin America was conquered by the Spaniards. Balconies in Lima were built in the Renaissance architecture, Renaissance, Baroque architecture, Baroque, Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical and Baroque Revival architecture, Neo-Baroque styles and had Mediterranean, Moorish and And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andina (news Agency)
Andina is a news agency owned by the Peruvian government, covering Latin America and the world at large. It was founded in 1981, and its current editor-in-chief is Félix Paz Quiroz. History Andina was founded on June 12, 1981, during the second presidency of Fernando Belaúnde Terry. It is an official state outlet of the Peruvian government, part of the group Editora Perú, which also publishes the daily newspaper El Peruano. The two outlets were briefly combined in 2001, before Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian former politician who served as President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, w ...'s government reestablished Andina as a separate news agency the following year, under the leadership of the journalist Gerardo Barraza. The agency, which has correspondents in every province of the country, sends more than 90 dispatche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan García
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), and was its only member to have served as List of Presidents of Peru, President. Mentored by the founder of the APRA, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, he served in the Constituent Assembly of Peru, Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979. Elected to the Peruvian Congress in 1980 Peruvian general election, 1980, he rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982, and was elected to the presidency in 1985 Peruvian general election, 1985 in a landslide. García's first presidential term was marked by a severe economic crisis, social unrest and violence. At the conclusion of his first presidency, he was accused and investigated for corruption and illicit enrichment. In 1992, he filed for asylum followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevard
A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway or wide road in a commercial district. In Europe, boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In North American usage, boulevards may be wide, multi-lane thoroughfares divided with only a central median. Etymology The word ''boulevard'' is borrowed from French. In France, it originally meant the flat surface of a rampart, and later a promenade taking the place of a demolished fortification. It is a borrowing from the Dutch word ' ' bulwark'. Notable examples Asia Azerbaijan *Baku Boulevard Bangladesh *Manik Mia Avenue Cambodia *Norodom Boulevard *Monivong Boulevard *Sihanouk Boulevard India * M G Road * Anna Salai * Indira Gandhi Sarani * Marine Drive * Krishnaraja Boulevard * Rajpath * Necklace Road * Mahatma Gandhi Road * Foreshore Road Indonesia * Jalan Jenderal Sudirman *Jalan M.H. Thamrin * Jalan Jen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple Suspension Bridge
A simple suspension bridge (also rope bridge, swing bridge (in New Zealand), suspended bridge, hanging bridge and catenary bridge) is a primitive type of bridge in which the deck of the bridge lies on two parallel load-bearing cables that are anchored at either end. They have no towers or piers. The cables follow a shallow downward catenary arc which moves in response to dynamic loads on the bridge deck. The arc of the deck and its large movement under load make such bridges unsuitable for vehicular traffic. Simple suspension bridges are restricted in their use to foot traffic. For safety, they are built with stout handrail cables, supported on short piers at each end, and running parallel to the load-bearing cables. Sometime these may be the primary load-bearing element, with the deck suspended below. Simple suspension bridges are considered the most efficient and sustainable design in rural regions, especially for river crossings that lie in non-floodplain topography such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blog PUCP
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country. The Peruvian historian and politician José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma would become his main benefactor by leaving him most of his assets as an inheritance, as it was then a more religious educational institution and linked to the Catholic Church; in contrast to his alma mater and original destination of his inheritance, the National University of San Marcos, where Riva-Agüero considered that liberal ideas and atheism predominated here. In July 2012, after an apostolic visitation, begun earlier, in 2011, by Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, the Holy See withdrew from the university the right under canon law to use the titles ''Catholic'' and ''Pontifical'' in its name. Archbishop of Lima, Juan Luis Cipriani, was the main ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill
A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods; the horizontal or panemone windmill first appeared in Persia during the 9th century, and the vertical windmill first appeared in northwestern Europe in the 12th century. Regarded as an icon of Dutch culture, there are approximately 1,000 windmills in the Netherlands today. Forerunners Wind-powered machines have been known earlier, the Babylonian emperor Hammurabi had used wind mill power for his irrigation project in Mesopotamia in the 17th century BC. Later, Hero of Alexandria (Heron) in first-century Roman Egypt described what appears to be a wind-driven wheel to power a machine.Dietrich Lohrmann, "Von der östlichen zur westlichen Windmühle", ''Archiv für Kulturgeschichte'', Vol. 77, Issue 1 (1995), pp. 1–30 (10f.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
