Beautiful Apartments in Lima, Peru

Peru, The Land of the Incas and Lima, City of Kings

	The city of Lima is the capital of Peru and furthermore the largest city in the country. It is a place filled with contrasts, starting with the highly developed center of Lima and the luxury of neighborhoods such as Barranco, Miraflores and San Isidro. The historical center of Lima features many antique and beautiful constructions which can be found around the Plaza Mayor, where the Cathedral and Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace) are located, the San Martín Plaza which commemorates the centenary of the independence of Peru, the University Park, the anteroom of San Marcos University, and Parque Italiano with its altarpieces and bronze fountain. Barranco, Miraflores and San Isidro stand out as the most developed districts of Lima. Especially Barranco and Miraflores are touristic places and have an great selection of hotels, restaurants, coffee-shops, places to work out, art galleries and of course large green areas which are perfect to take a walk or just relax and also large shopping district. San Isidro on the other hand is mostly a residential neighborhood where equally wealthy Limeños congregate. The south of Lima has different alternatives for beaches where the Limeños relax in the summer; for example Los Pulpos, El Silencio, Punta Rocas, followed by San Bartolo, Santa María and Embajadores, there are also the beaches of Asia more to the south. *To be continued...* El Silencio Beach (where it's possible to order food and drinks on the spot which adds to the perfect beach experience) - highly recommended!

Some Barranco, Lima, Santa Maria, El Silencio, Asia (last 3 mentioned are Beaches) Lunahuana (known for sweet River Rafting) Photos (all not very far away), Enjoy:

We could have included some typical pictures of Macchu Picchu, but i thought most of our visitors have already seen them, so we chose to put pictures of attractions that are in Lima or close.



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More information about Peru (source: google.com and search.com):

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú or República del Perú pron. IPA [re'pu.βli.ka del pe'ru], Quechua: Piruw), is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

In addition to being known as the cradle of the Inca empire, Peru harbors many indigenous ethnic groups, making it a major historical and cultural site.

Anthem: Somos libres, seámoslo siempre...
"We are free, may we always be so"

Capital Lima
Coordinates: 12°2.6′S 77°1.7′W

Largest city Lima

Official language(s) Spanish (Quechua, Aymara and other regional languages are also official in the areas where they are predominant.)

Government Constitutional republic
President Alan Garcia
Prime Minister Javier Velásquez

Independence Declared from Spain 28 July 1821

Area -Total 1,285,220 km² = 496,226 sq mi (19th biggest country in the world)
- Water (%) 8.80%

Bordering countries:

Bolivia 1,075 km, Brazil 2,995 km, Chile 171 km, Colombia 1,800 km, Ecuador 1,420 km

Location:

Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador

Climate:

varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes

Terrain:

western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)

Time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Population
- July 2005 est. 27,925,628 (39th)
- 2005 census 26,152,265
- Density 21.7/km² (151st)
56.2/sq m

Growth rate: 1.32% (2006 est.)

Religions:

Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)

GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
- Total $168.9 billion (47th)
- Per capita $6,424 (90th)

HDI (2003) 0.762 (79th) – medium

Inflation rate: 2.1% (2006 est.)

Currency Nuevo Sol (PEH) (the USD $ is usually accepted in most stores though) - Exchange Rate: 3,19 Soles for 1 USD, 4,23 Soles/1 EUR (March ‘07)

Time zone (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST) (UTC)

Internet TLD .pe

Calling code +51

Road Traffic:right side

Electricity:

Voltage:220V*

Frequency:60 Hz*

Plug types:A, B, C,

Note:*Talara 110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz

TV System: NTSC M

DVD-Region: 4


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