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Santa Catalina, Lima
Santa Catalina is a neighbourhood in La Victoria District, Lima, Peru. Originally an Ichma settlement, it is currently an area inhabited by upper middle class families, making it the best consolidated area of the district, where it is the epicenter of construction for many real estate companies. Likewise, it is where the tallest residential buildings in Lima are located. It is considered the safest and best looking area in the district. History In its beginnings, Santa Catalina was mostly corn fields, and along with neighbouring Balconcillo, it belonged to the Miraflores district. In 1906, after these two areas were founded as an ''urbanisation'', they were annexed to the district of Lima. However, in 1920, when the district of La Victoria was created, both urbanisations ended up being annexed to this new district. Throughout the 20th century, Santa Catalina housed houses of a medium-high socioeconomic level, which continues to this day. Some time later, in the year 2000, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edificio Interbank
The Interbank Building is a building located in the neighbourhood of Santa Catalina, La Victoria District, Lima. It serves as the main headquarters of Interbank, a Peruvian financial entity and was inaugurated in February 2001. It is located at the intersection of Luis Bedoya Reyes and Javier Prado Este avenues. It has a total construction area of 45,300 m2 and a maximum height of 88 metres. History The building's predecessor was located at the Plazoleta de la Merced in the Jirón de la Unión. The construction was in charge of the Peruvian company Cosapi S.A. and the design by the Austrian architect Hans Hollein. This marked the end of a period of inactivity for the architect since the 1980s. This building was inaugurated at the same time as the Media Tower in Vienna. Both projects were designed in parallel. The construction period was between 1996 and 2000. The building was inaugurated in 2001. Overview The building consists of two distinct and interlinked blocks. The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has Demographics of Peru, a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At , Peru is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 19th largest country in the world, and the List of South American countries by area, third largest in South America. Pre-Columbian Peru, Peruvian territory was home to Andean civilizations, several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaca Santa Catalina
Huaca Santa Catalina is an archaeological site located at Jirón Pascual Saco Oliveros 875, between Miguel Checa and Pascual Saco streets, in the neighbourhood of Santa Catalina, in La Victoria District, Lima, Peru. It's one of the few remains of the ''Qhapaq Ñan'' (the Inca road system) that exist in the city. It was an important meeting point for the two cultures that inhabited it, the Ychsmas and the Incas. For three centuries, these cultures settled in the Lurín and Rímac valleys, being expert farmers, and developing large-scale fishing and trade. It was also an important place of worship and exploration. See also *Ichma culture *Inca Empire The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (, ), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The History of the Incas, Inca ... References {{Lima landmarks Cultural heritage of Peru Archaeological sites i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Isidro District, Lima
San Isidro is an upscale Districts of Peru, district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the west center of the city, it has a few meters of coastline. Officially created on April 24, 1931, San Isidro, along with Orrantia and Country Club neighborhoods, was separated from Miraflores District, Lima, Miraflores. San Isidro has become a major financial quarter in recent years, as many banks and businesses left Lima District, downtown Lima to set up their headquarters in modern office blocks. It is inhabited by mostly upper middle and upper-class families. Geography The district has a total land area of 9.36 km2. Its administrative center is located at 109 meters above sea level. Boundaries * North: Jesús María District, Lima, Jesús María, Lince District, Lince and La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria. * East: San Borja District, San Borja * South: Surquillo and Miraflores District, Lima, Miraflores, * West: The Pacific Ocean and Magdalena del Mar. For mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Borja District
San Borja is a district of the Lima Province in Peru, and one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima. Originally part of the district of Surquillo and San Isidro, it became officially established as a separate district on June 1, 1983. Geography San Borja is bordered by the districts of San Luis and La Victoria on the north, Santiago de Surco on the east and south, Surquillo on the southwest and San Isidro on the west. The Rio Surco (Surco river) traverses the district in a north–south direction. This is not an actual river, it is a canal fed from the Rimac river and used to irrigate public parks. San Borja is approximately above sea level. The terrain is mostly flat, with a gentle downward east–west slope. Climate San Borja has a climate typical of the Peruvian coastal area. The weather is mild, with warm summers and cool winters, and humid all year round. It never rains but during the months from June to October its streets dampen due to a fine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.* * * * * * * Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's first president of Japanese descent, and was an agronomist and university rector prior to entering politics. Fujimori emerged as a politician during the midst of the internal conflict in Peru, the Peruvian Lost Decade, and the ensuing violence caused by the far-left guerilla group Shining Path. In office as president, Fujimori implemented a series of military reforms and responded to Shining Path with repressive and lethal force, successfully halting the group's actions. His economic policy and his neoliberal political ideology of Fujimorism rescued Peru's economy and transformed its governance in the midst of its internal conflict. However, his administration was also controversial for alleged abuses of human rights and authoritarian t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paseo De La República
Paseo may refer to: * a ''paseo'', a promenade, esplanade or public avenue. * ''Paseo'', a euphemism for a ride to summary execution during the White Terror during the Spanish Civil War Parkways and malls * The Paseo (Kansas City, Missouri), a parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. * The Paseo (Pasadena), an outdoor mall in Pasadena, California, U.S. * Paseo Arts District, a commercial shopping district in Oklahoma City, U.S. * Paseo de la Reforma, wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City * Paseo de Roxas, prime commercial artery in the Makati Central Business District of Metro Manila Entertainment * ''Paseo'' (film), a 2018 Canadian short film * "Paseo", a song by Paradisio from '' Paradisio'' Other * Toyota Paseo, a subcompact car * Paseo (restaurant) Paseo is a chain of Caribbean cuisine, Caribbean sandwich shops based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1994 and went bankrupt in 2014 before being revived under new ownership the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Prado Avenue
The Javier Prado Avenue () is one of the main avenues of Lima, capital of Peru. By its length it is the second largest avenue of the city, after the Universitaria Avenue. It goes from west to east, going through the districts of Magdalena del Mar, San Isidro, Lince, La Victoria, San Borja, Santiago de Surco, Ate and La Molina along 135 blocks. It is divided into two segments: ''East Javier Prado'' from the Arequipa Avenue until its end in the Ate District (This last section is called ''Prolongación Javier Prado'') with a total of 101 blocks, and ''West Javier Prado'' from the Arequipa Avenue until its beginning in the Brasil Avenue in the Magdalena del Mar district, with a total of 34 blocks. The Arequipa Avenue is used as a point of separation of both segments. Its name comes from the Peruvian philosopher , son of the President Mariano Ignacio Prado, who governed Peru during the War of the Pacific. Javier Prado, however, was a relevant political figure at the beginn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru () is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the Constitution of Peru, the President of Peru can be removed by Congress without cause, effectively making the legislature more powerful than the executive branch. Following a ruling in February 2023 by the Constitutional Court of Peru, the body tasked with interpreting the Constitution of Peru and whose members are directly chosen by Congress, judicial oversight of the legislative body was also removed by the court, essentially giving Congress absolute control of Peru's government. Since the 2021 Peruvian general election, right wing parties held a majority in the legislature. * * * * The largest represented leftist party in Congress, Free Peru, has subsequently aligned itself with conservative and Fujimorists parties within Congress due to their institutional power. Congress's composition is established by Chapter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima District
Lima (), also known as the ''Cercado de Lima'', is a Districts of Peru, district of the Lima Province, eponymous province of Lima, Peru. It is the oldest district of the province and as such, vestiges of the city's Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish era remain today in the city's Historic Center of Lima, historic center, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 and contains the Cercado de Lima, foundational area once surrounded by the Walls of Lima, city's walls. History The city of Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, and given the name City of Biblical Magi, Kings. Nevertheless, with time its original name persisted, which may come from one of two sources: Either the Aymara language ''lima-limaq'' (meaning "yellow flower"), or the Spanish pronunciation of the Quechuan languages, Quechuan word ''rimaq'' (meaning "talker", and actually written and pronounced ''limaq'' in the nearby Quechua languages#Geographic distribution, Quechua I languages). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miraflores District, Lima
Miraflores, founded as San Miguel de Miraflores, is a Districts of Peru, district of Lima Province, in Peru. A residential and upscale shopping district, it is one of the wealthiest districts that make up the city of Lima, located to the south of the city's Historic Center of Lima, historic downtown area, as well as one of its main tourist destinations. It was established as a district on January 2, 1857. As a result of the January 1881 Battle of Miraflores fought during the War of the Pacific, Miraflores is called ''Ciudad Heroica'' ("Heroic City"). Etymology The city got its present name (meaning “look at the flowers”) because of the nearly year-round bougainvillea bloom, even in the mid-16th century, when it was still an Inca Empire, Inca village. History Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, Miraflores was one of the locations inhabited by members of the ancient Lima culture, which preceded the Inca Empire. The ''Huaca Pucllana'' (formerly Hispanicized as ''Juliana' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gestión
El Comercio Group (GEC) is a Peruvian media conglomerate that owns multiple Newspapers in Peru, newspapers, Television in Peru, television stations and other entities. The largest media conglomerate in Peru and one of the largest in South America, El Comercio Group is owned by the Miró Quesada family. History The newspaper ''El Comercio (Peru), El Comercio'' was founded by Manuel Amunátegui and Alejandro Villota on 4 May 1839. Originally founded as Infobanco-Teleinformative Services in 1991, would later change to Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A on 1 July 1996. Canal N was launched as a news channel on 4 July 1999 as a subscription television channel. Plural TV Group was launched on 5 March 2003 in a partnership between El Comercio Group and La República Group, with El Comercio owning seventy percent of Plural TV while La República owned the remaining thirty percent. Canal N, América Televisión, Radio América and Disney Radio Peru were then managed by Plural TV Group. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
