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Archbishop Loayza National Hospital
Archbishop Loayza National Hospital ( es, Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, HNAL) is a public hospital located in Lima, Peru. It is administered by the Ministry of Health. It was founded by the first archbishop of Peru, Gerónimo de Loayza in 1549 as Saint Anne's Hospital ( es, Hospital de Santa Ana), which provided health services to the indigenous population and poor women. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Charity of Lima began the construction of its current premises on Alfonso Ugarte Avenue. History Background The most distant predecessor of the current Loayza Hospital is the ''Hospital Santa Ana de los Naturales'' or ''Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana'', the oldest hospital in Lima. This was founded in 1549 by the first archbishop of Peru and America, Jerónimo de Loayza. At that time it was located in the small square of the same name, adjacent to the parish church of Santa Ana, in the city of Lima, capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru (currently along Jirón Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida Alfonso Ugarte
Alfonso Ugarte Avenue ( es, Avenida Alfonso Ugarte), formerly known as the Alameda/Avenida de Circunvalación and as Bolognesi Avenue, is a major Avenue (landscape), avenue located in the historic Centre of Lima. It begins in the Puente del Ejército and crosses the Plaza Ramón Castilla (Lima), Plaza Ramón Castilla and Plaza Dos de Mayo, continuing until it reaches the Plaza Bolognesi. History The avenue is located in an area where the Walls of Lima once stood, originally known as the "Carretera del Gas" starting in the late 19th century after the gas factory that supplied fuel to the city, located on it. Under Augusto B. Leguía, it was re-inaugurated as the ''Alameda Circunvalación'' in 1928. In 1965, the covered trench overpass that crosses Plaza Ramón Castilla was built. In the mid-1980s, a road corridor for public transportation similar to the one on Brasil Avenue was implemented, which is currently only preserved in the last block of the avenue. In 1994, the overpass bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |