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  • By SirRichard on September 19, 2005
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  • The main square - Lima
    The main square
    by SirRichard
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    This is the main square in Lima and the centre of the old town. It is always busy, with people coming and going and often parades, demonstrations... 140 square meters.
    Around it you will find:
    - The Cathedral
    - Archibishop Palace
    - Government Palace
    - Pizarro statue

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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: Lima Balconies Tour
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  • Updated By Rosita_lia on October 13, 2005
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  • Tapada Limeña and balconies in viceroyship - Lima
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    There were so many balconies, that "limeños" never thought of them as being unique. Lima was simply considered "the city of the balconies"

    In the viceroyship, the noble and wealthy Spanish families who settle in Lima built mansions very similar in architecture to the Arab-moresque style of spain

    Among the custom of these inmigrants, it was considered inappropiate that their women go out of doors, that is the reason why the balconies, ladies of Lima´s high society to observe what ocurred in the street without having to go outside. But if women went outside street they must to hide or cover the face, "tapar" the face, so they call them "las tapadas"

    Take the balconies tour, bacause has been declared that balconies were for Lima as was the Eiffel tower to Paris, the Statue of Liberty for New York and the Lions in Trafalgar Square for London

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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: Plaza Mayor in mist
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  • By Sininen on December 13, 2004
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  • Plaza Mayor And Surroundings - Lima
    by Sininen
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    Every morning after my breakfast i walked to Plaza Mayor. Every morning it was misty and it felt like it would begin to rain. It never did though. Around noon the sun was shining and it was nice and warm. Plaza Mayor is surrounded by beautiful and interesting buildings and is real heart of the city. Vendors come to you and try to sell their stuff but they are never too persistant. You tell them 'no' in firm tone and they leave you alone.

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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: La plaza de armas
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  • Updated By chancay on February 26, 2003
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  • la plaza de armas - Lima
    la plaza de armas
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    The main place of old Lima. Nowadays Lima is so big that there are a lot of other big "main places" of several districts of the "Municipalidad de Lima". Every district as for example Miraflores, Lince, San Isidro, Jesus Maria, Surco as as well Lima (also a district -the central district) etc has it´s own townhall and government.

    Here around the main plaza de armas are placed the gigantic cathedral of Lima, the government building of the peruvian president and several other oficial buildings. Very special is the fact, that all the buildings around are painted in yellow....to have a contrast to the often grey sky. Also amazing are the wooden balkonies at some of the buildings around the plaza.

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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: Post Office
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  • By thebeatsurrender on October 1, 2006
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  • Plaza Mayor And Surroundings - Lima
    by thebeatsurrender
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    You don't really notice how pretty it is until you look back and notice the modern meets neoclassic arched glass ceiling. There's also a postage museum, but we didn't go in. The souvenier stands that line the back are a little different from the other ones around Plaza Mayor -- I got a kitschy pack of postcards showing traditional Peruvian fashions as 50's-esque illustrations.


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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: Francisco Pizzaro
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  • By shdw100 on October 1, 2002
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  • Francisco Pizzaro - Lima
    Francisco Pizzaro
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    I would not necessarily describe this as a must see activity, but close to the Presidential Palace is this statue of Francisco Pizzaro, the Spaniard who conquered the Inca empire. I find it interesting that they have a statue to honor this man, when in reality, Lima and the country of Peru was better off under the Inca Empire than it is now.

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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: Visit Plaza Mayor, the center of Colonial Lima
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  • Updated By El_Sueco on September 15, 2002
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  • Fountain from 1650. - Lima
    Fountain from 1650.
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    The Plaza Mayor was created by Fransisco Pizarro.
    On the sides of the plaza are:
    - The Presidential Palace
    - The Cathedral
    - The Archbishop´s Palace
    - The Municipality building.
    Some years ago the plaza and surrounding streets were filled with merchants, but they have now been prohibited to be there.
    The two-storey balconies and galleries have no connection with local tradition and are purely arbitrary. But the plaza still conservs some of its charm from the past.
    The fountain in the middle is from 1650.
    The place has also been called Plaza de Armas.

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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: El Puente de Piedra
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  • By El_Sueco on September 15, 2002
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  • Plaza Mayor And Surroundings - Lima
    by El_Sueco
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    This is the bridge 'Puente de Piedra' over the river Rimac.
    Water supply to the city is taken out from the river many miles east of the city. (see some notations in connection with Huachipa in my Peru page)
    It is low water in the river when taking this picture.

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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: Plaza de Armas
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  • Updated By NPelletier on August 30, 2004
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  • Plaza de Armas Lima - Lima
    Plaza de Armas Lima
    by NPelletier
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    You can't go to LIma without going to Plaza de Armas (Mayor). Of course, every Peru's city and village have it's own Plaza de Armas but you can't miss this one: beautiful architecture and peaceful sector in the central of a very busy and noisy city.

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    Plaza Mayor And Surroundings: Plaza de Armas
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  • By Urzu on June 22, 2008
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    This is the main square in Lima, it's where in the 16th century Francisco Pizarro located the center of the city. The square has hosted some of the most important events in the history of the city, and you can find many important buildings in it, such as the Cathedral, the Government Palace, the Cityhall, the Archbishop Palace and the Club de la Unión.

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