The Paseo de Aguas is a promenade located in Jirón Madera of

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. It was built between 1770 and 1776 by

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Manuel de Amat y Juniet. Located nearby are the

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and the

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. It has the colonial part of the main arch and remains of the side wall dating from the

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, as well as gardens, fountains, games and waterfalls. It was remodeled in 2014.

History

Initially it was called ''Paseo de la Carbona'' by

Manuel de Amat y Junyent Manuel de Amat y Junyent, OSJ, OM ( ca, Manuel d'Amat i de Junyent) (March 1707 – February 14, 1782) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator. He was the Royal Governor of the Captaincy General of Chile from December 28, 1755 ...

, its main promoter. The project included a waterfall, which was modeled on an existing water feature in Narbonne. However, the neighbors opposed the big project due to the possibility of running out of water for their crops and personal needs. Thus, although the work was unfinished, it was inaugurated in 1772. From the beginning, there were problems with the water supply, which came through a ditch. Since the mid-19th century and for several decades, a

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and its offices used to operate on the Paseo de Aguas.

Post 19th century

In 1938 the

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was restored. In the 1950s, the site was a run-down municipal garden that was known for being the scene of the

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. In 2014, the Municipality of Lima began the remodeling works. In July 2015, the

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, announced that the works would be completed in October 2015.

Overview

The Paseo de Aguas constitutes a boulevard of the Jirón Madera. It is connected by the Hulgayoc street with the

and by the Alameda de Bobos with the

, which are also viceregal works built in the 18th century. The promenade has a larger central arch and a sequence of lower arches on both sides crowned by a succession of oculi and pinnacles.

In popular culture

In his book ''

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'', Ricardo Palma records that his contemporaries invented the myth that Amat built the Paseo de Aguas "just to flatter his lady", the singer and actress

Micaela Villegas Maria Micaela Villegas Hurtado (28 September 1748 – 16 May 1819), known as ''La Perricholi'', was a Peruvian entertainer and mistress of Manuel de Amat y Junyent, Viceroy of Peru from 1761 to 1776. Their son, Manuel de Amat y Villegas, was ...

. In 1781, she acquired a house-mill located between the Paseo and the Alameda de los Descalzos.

Gallery

America 120 01 gr.jpg, ''El Paseo del Agua en Lima'', 1790 Courret, Eugenio - Rímac, Muros del Passeo de Aguas (Zeno Fotografie).jpg, The gate in 1860 by

Eugenio Courret Eugène Courret (1839 – 1920), known as Eugenio, was a French people, French photographer who was based in Lima, Peru. Biography Courret was born in Angoulême, the son of François Courret and Calixta Chalet. Courret came to Lima in 1860 to ...

2017 Lima - Arco del Paseo de aguas desde el jirón Hualgayoc.jpg, The gate seen from Jr. Hualgayoc Paseo de aguas del Rimac.jpg, The arch in 2019 2017 Lima - Espejo de agua del Paseo de aguas.jpg, Reflecting pool Paseo de Aguas - panoramio.jpg, Aerial view

References

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