Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chilln, Rmac and Lur?n rivers, on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It forms a contiguous urban area with the seaport of Callao.
Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as the City of the Kings. It became the most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru and, after the Peruvian War of Independence, the capital of the Republic of Peru. Today around one-third of the Peruvian population lives in its metropolitan area. Lima ranks as the nineteenth most populous city in the world with an estimated population of 7.6 million for the urban area. |
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