Amazing Chillón Lima -
The Capital and the
Largest City Part VI - Lima /ˈliːmə/ is the capital and the largest city of
Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the
Pacific Ocean.
Together with the seaport of
Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the
Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population approaching 9 million, Lima is the most populous metropolitan area of Peru, and the fifth largest city in the
Americas (as defined by "city proper").
According to early
Spanish chronicles the Lima area was once called Itchyma, after its original inhabitants. However, even before the
Inca occupation of the area in the
15th century, a famous oracle in the Rímac valley had come to be known by visitors as Limaq (Limaq, pronounced [ˈli.mɑq], which means "talker" in coastal Quechua). This oracle was eventually destroyed by the Spanish and replaced with a church, but the name persisted in the local language, and so the chronicles show "Límac" replacing "Ychma" as the common name for the area.[3]
In the pre-Columbian era, the location of what is now the city of Lima was inhabited by several
Amerindian groups under the Ychsma polity, which was incorporated into the
Inca Empire in the 15th century.[5] In 1532, a group of
Spanish conquistadors led by
Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca ruler
Atahualpa and took over his
Empire. As the
Spanish Crown had named
Pizarro governor of the lands he conquered,[6] he chose the Rímac valley to found his capital on
January 18, 1535 as
Ciudad de los Reyes (
City of the
Kings).[7] In August 1536, rebel Inca troops led by
Manco Inca besieged the city but were defeated by the
Spaniards and their native allies.[8]
The urban area of Lima covers about 800 km2 (
310 sq mi). It is located on mostly flat terrain in the
Peruvian coastal plain, within the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers. The city slopes gently from the shores of the Pacific Ocean into valleys and mountain slopes located as high as 1,550 meters (5,090 ft) above sea level.
Within the city there are isolated hills which are not connected to the surrounding hill chains, such as
El Agustino, San
Cosme,
El Pino, La
Milla, Muleria and Pro hills.
The San Cristobal hill in the
Rímac District, which lies directly north of the downtown area, is the local extreme of an Andean hill outgrowth. More
Info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima
Lima11: Guillén Pérez
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mossaiq/5096678819
Lima12:
Patrick Nouhailler
https://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_nouhailler/6646400363
Lima13: Guillén Pérez
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mossaiq/5146467812
Lima14: Federico
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29587152@
N04/4028105960
Lima15: Neo-Kat
https://www.flickr.com/photos/82857654@
N07/7955257682
Lima16: Imperial94
https://www.flickr.com/photos/92347573@N07/8625245584
Lima17:
Serious Cat
https://www.flickr.com/photos/9567466@
N05/9441497635
Lima18:
Forest Service Northern Region
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fsnorthernregion/7166491961
Lima19: Dan Merino
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dbmerino/8020059887
Lima20: Neo-Kat
https://www.flickr.com/photos/82857654@N07/7923037082
- published: 18 Aug 2014
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