Discovering Lima

Lima is that the city was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, and initially named "Ciudad de los Reyes" (City of Kings).

It eventually adopted the indigenous name Lima, which comes from the Rímac River and its local "speaking" oracle. Lima became the and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The most recent estimates place the population of Lima exceeding 10.4 million people.Read more