Cieneguilla is one of the 43 districts that make up the Lima Province. It is located in the easternmost area of the province and is one of the few districts left that is not already completely urbanized.

Boundaries

It borders on the east with the Huarochirí Province in the

Lima Region The Department of Lima (), known as the Department of the Capital () until 1823, is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru; the seat of the regional government is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, ...

, to the south and west with the

Pachacámac District Pachacámac is one of 43 districts of the Lima Province in Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Pachacámac. Its main asset is the archaeological Inca site Pachacámac. Geography The district is located in the southern part of th ...

, to the north with the

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and

Chaclacayo Chaclacayo is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Together with Chosica, Chaclacayo is the natural exit district to Central Peru, east of Lima, through the Carretera Central (Central Highway). Location Chaclacayo is located at an elevation ...

districts.

General

The main access route is a highway emanating from La Molina District. The district, founded by its first Mayor, Mr. Otakar Lukac, is found in the Lurín River valley. In this river, until the 1980s, a large amount of

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could be found. The Lurín River valley is the only one of the three valleys of

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 Rive ...

( Rimac River valley -

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valley — Lurín River valley, that has not been devastated by the unregulated and unplanned urban growth of

. In this sense, the valley in general and Cienguilla, in particular, still have wild areas, nature, and many more attractive landscapes.

Unique Points of Interest

Cieneguilla is the headquarters of Posada de Amor, a Christian children's home. Cieneguilla is also the home o
Villa Corazón de Buda
a Buddhist temple which serves practicing Buddhists in Greater Lima.

Climate

References

External links

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Municipalidad Distrital de Cieneguilla
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Salvemos Cieneguilla
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