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The Municipal Programme for the Recovery of the Historic Centre of Lima ( es, Programa Municipal para la Recuperación del Centro Histórico de Lima), also known by its acronym PROLIMA, is an
organisation An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived fr ...
of the
Peruvian government , border = Central , image = , caption = Logo of the Government of Peru , date = 1990 , state = Peru , address = Government Palace , leader_title = President of PeruWhile there is ...
aimed at the recovery (i.e. restoration) of the
historic centre of Lima Located principally in the city centre or Cercado de Lima and Rímac areas, the Historic Centre of Lima is among the most important tourist destinations in Peru. Foundation The city of Lima, the capital of Peru, was founded by Francisco Pi ...
, both in its declared
Cultural heritage of Peru The cultural heritage of Peru, officially the Cultural heritage of the Nation, is the name given to the set of goods, both tangible and intangible, accumulated over time. These goods can be paleontological, archaeological, architectural, historical ...
status in 1972 (covering 10.77 km2) and as a
World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
of
UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. I ...
in 1991 (covering 2.53 km2). It was in charge of the formulation and coordinates the implementation of the "Master Plan" of the city ( es, Plan Maestro del Centro Histórico de Lima al 2029 con visión al 2035), a regulatory technical document approved by the
Municipality of Lima The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima ( es, Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima) is the local government entity of the Lima Province and Lima District. It is the only provincial municipality of special regime with faculties of regional government. ...
and the Ministry of Culture of Peru, whose objective is to recover habitable conditions of the city's historic centre within UNESCO's guidelines. In 2024, the organisation announced ''Lima, Ciudad de los Reyes'', a brand designed to attract foreign investments and tourism, similar to the Peru Brand of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.


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Municipality of Lima The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima ( es, Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima) is the local government entity of the Lima Province and Lima District. It is the only provincial municipality of special regime with faculties of regional government. ...
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Cercado de Lima The Cercado de Lima (''Walled Lima''), Damero de Pizarro (''Pizarro's Checkerboard''), or Lima Cuadrada (''Squared Lima'') is an area of the historic center of Lima (capital of Peru) located within the old walls of the city. Location and hist ...
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Barrios Altos Lima is a district of Lima Province in Peru. Lima district is the oldest in Lima Province and as such, vestiges of the city's colonial era remain today in the historic centre of Lima, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 ...


References

{{reflist Lima Culture in Lima Organisations based in Lima Organizations established in 1994