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Centro Urbano
1 Lima
Peru -
+51 1 315 1300
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Neighborhood :
Lima
- Mon to Sun from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
It was here, in 1535, that Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded Lima. All the important colonial institutions were established around the Plaza and remain today as part of the historic center: the Cathedral, the Parroquia del Sagrario (Parish of the Sacristy), Palacio Arzobispal (Archiepiscopal Palace), the Municipality and the Palacio de Gobierno. The large bronze fountain in Plaza dates from 1651. The Act of Independence of Peru took place here in 1821. Few people know that Pizarro held the first bull fight here. The Plaza was also used to execute those condemned by the Spanish Inquisition.
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Trip Advisor Reviews
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“Typical place”
The Plaza de Armas is just breathtaking I have to admit. I went there for Limas anniversary and had a wonderful time. There you will be amazed ...
“Great Area in the Heart of Lima”
My husband and I had a good time shopping in the surrounding area and just relaxing on a park bench in the Plaza de Armas. It's surrounded by i...
“ONE OF MY FAVOURITES IN LIMA”
I was there with some friends last summer from europe. and I must say it was a pleasant day out shopping, sightseeing, and some good restaurant...
Yahoo Travel Reviews
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the architecture was amazing!
it was a very good experience but be prepared people are at every corner trying to sell you stuff! but other than that it was good
cultural differences
yes i enjoyed lima.its interesting that a 3rd world country has multitudes of security measures that they have taken.to make everyone a sense o...
cherbony14_26_1986 is a lyer
what cherbony14_26_1986 wrote on 05/02/05 is 100% a lie. Maybe he/she went to the plaza de Armas with the wrong people. That place is one of t...
Peru, is really something to see
WOW, this was really something to behold. We got there that day just in time to see the changing of the guard, at basiclly what was their equi...
Ok during the day, kinda sketcy later on
The Plaza has some interesting historical buildings and is sort of trying to be European. The catacombs just a few blocks off the plaza are in...
the truth
here is the truth plane simple if u want drugs whores or anything illegal go there to buy it. in the plaza u can sit down on the churches steps...
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