Highway 1, most widely known as the Pan-American Highway (), is the most important highway in

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, forming part of the larger

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Route

Northern Highway

This road is the Peruvian portion of the

. 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 (

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) at the border with

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. Starting in this point, the highway is known as ''Carretera Panamericana Norte'' ("North Pan-American Highway").

Lima

The highway crosses coastal and central

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, the country's capital. Once it reaches a

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in 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 Javier Prado avenues is called the Vía de Evitamiento and is licensed to ''Lima Expresa'', from the French group

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Southern Highway

The Southern part of the highway continues from the roundabout in Lima until it reaches the southern terminus, located in the Santa Rosa Border Post, in the

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at the

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with

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References

Highways in Peru Pan-American Highway {{Peru-road-stub

Route

Northern Highway

Lima

Southern Highway

See also

References