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HISTORY, THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES OF LIMA
The first traces of humans in the department of Lima were found in Ancon, 50 kilometers north of the city, the age of which having been determined to be 10,000 years. These first "Limeños" (residents of Lima) were hunters and collectors, and they lived in nearby hilly regions, like the Lomas de Lachay or Lucumo, which were filled with abundant resources. Four thousand years later,...
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ARQUITECTURE, THE CITY OF PIZARRO
The founding of cities in Peru was the act that truly solidified Spanish occupation of that conquered territory. Nonetheless, as laid out in Spanish law of the time, urban planning in regions annexed by the king had to follow the style imposed by him. Part of that included a design those of us from Lima know so well: the famous checkerboard pattern of streets, starting with the main square at...
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TRADITIONS, FROM THE BRIDGE TO THE BOULEVARD
Sunny by the hills and wet by the ocean... Immortal words of the great Peruvian singer/songwriter Chabuca Granda as she sung about Lima, a city of traditions no matter where you cast your eyes. Between the creation of the ultra sweet turron de Doña Pepa and a student buying a portion of zanguito (another Peruvian dessert) at the entrance of his school live hundreds of years of stories...
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CUISINE, THE CAPITAL OF FLAVOR
Lima is a city filled with people who are crazy about food. It is the kingdom of the after work "sanguchito" (sandwich), of the cebiche at noon in summertime, of the Sunday morning pick-me-up-after-a-night-onthe- town sancochado (hearty vegetable beef soup), of the deep fried pork sandwich breakfast eaten with the family, of the enormous tacu tacu (refried beans and rice) and cau cau (tripe),...
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