Punta Hermosa is one of 43
districts
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of the
Lima Province
Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital.
Despite its small area, this province is the ...
in
Peru
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. The capital of the district is the village of Punta Hermosa. The district's main attractions are its beaches.
Geography
Punta Hermosa borders the
Pacific Ocean
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on the west, the
Lurin, and
Pachacamac on the north,
Huarochirí Province's district of
Santo Domingo de los Olleros
Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to:
People
* Santo (given name)
* Santo (surname)
* El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor
* Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo ...
on the east and the
Punta Negra district on the south.
Political division
The district is divided into 4 populated centers ( es, Centros Poblados):
* Punta Hermosa
* Capilla Lucumo
* Cucuya
* Pampapacta
Beach resort
Punta Hermosa is located 42 km south of
downtown Lima, to which it is connected by the
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway (french: (Auto)route panaméricaine/transaméricaine; pt, Rodovia/Auto-estrada Pan-americana; es, Autopista/Carretera/Ruta Panamericana) is a network of roads stretching across the Americas and measuring about in ...
. The district's main attraction is its beaches, which are visited by thousands of people every summer. The area, which used to be a resort/vacation district where visitors stayed only temporarily, has recently seen an
urban expansion and an increase in permanent year-round residents.
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Peru
*
Cono Sur
*
Ancón District
*
Santa Rosa District
References
External links
*
Municipalidad Distrital de Punta Hermosa- Official web site
*
Perú Azul- Information and picture galleries on beaches in Peru
Districts of Lima
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