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Puente Balta
Balta Bridge (), also known as the Iron Bridge () is an iron bridge, the first of its kind in the city of Lima, that crosses the Rímac river, connecting the Jirón Amazonas to the south and the Avenida 9 de Octubre to the north. History The studies for the construction of a bridge over the Rímac river began under the third interim government of Pedro Diez Canseco (1868). Until then, the only bridge that connected the Cercado de Lima, city of Lima with the Rímac District, Rímac neighbourhood was the Puente de Piedra, from the Viceroyalty of Peru, colonial era. The matter deserved public attention and there was debate about the place of its construction and the material to be used. The project took shape in 1869 under the government of José Balta, which called for a public competition for interested businessmen to present their proposals. The design presented by engineer Felipe Arancibia and businessman Enrique Armero was the winner. Construction The place chosen for its cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rímac River
The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area. It belongs to the Pacific Slope, into which it flows after bathing the cities of Lima and Callao, together with the Chillón River, to the north, and the Lurín River, to the south. It is 204 km long and has a basin of 3,312 km², of which 2,237.2 km² is a humid basin. The basin has a total of 191 lagoons, of which only 89 have been studied. The river begins in the highlands of the Huarochirí Province in the Lima Region and its mouth is located in Callao, near Jorge Chávez International Airport.Juan Diego Chávez Espinoza''Adaptation to Climate Change in the Rímac River Basin River'' BMZ/KfW, Dezember 2010, p. 8 The Rímac Valley () runs alongside the river, and is one of three valleys in the city of Lima. The city of Lima is located on the delta-shaped valley, as are various towns such as Matucana, Ricardo Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
