Punta Hermosa is one of 43
districts
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of the
Lima Province in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
. 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
Pachacámac districts on the north;
Huarochirí Province's, district of
Santo Domingo de los Olleros on the east; and the
Punta Negra district on the south.
Political division
The district is divided into 4 populated centers ():
* 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
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. 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
The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century. The old territorial subdivisions have split or merged due to several reasons, the most common ones being ...
*
Cono Sur
The Southern Cone (, ) is a geographical and cultural subregion composed of the southernmost areas of South America, mostly south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Traditionally, it covers Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, bounded on the west by the Pac ...
*
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
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