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B2 : Lima, Peru 

Below is a B2 reading activity about Lima, Peru. Lima, city, capital of Peru. It is the country’s commercial and industrial centre. Central Lima is located at an elevation of 512 feet (156 metres) on the south bank of the Rímac River, about 8 miles (13 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean port of Callao, and has an area of 27 square miles (70 square km). Its name is a corruption of the Quechua name Rímac, meaning “Talker.” The city forms a modern oasis, surrounded by the Peruvian coastal desert a short distance west of the Andes Mountains. Area 1,506 square miles (3,900 square km). Pop. (2007) metro. area, 8,472,935. 

 

External Link: 

https://www.britannica.com/place/Lima

9 Best things to see & do in Lima, Peru

- Huaca Pucllana

​​Huaca Pucllana or Huaca Juliana  (possibly from Quechua wak'a a local shrine to a protector deity, a sacred place, sacred, pukllana game) is a great adobe and clay pyramid located in the Miraflores district of central LimaPeru, built from seven staggered platforms. It served as an important ceremonial and administrative center for the advancement of the Lima Culture, a society which developed in the Peruvian Central Coast between the years of 200 AD and 700 AD.

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- Palominos Island  

​Palamino Island set along Peru's Pacific coast is a dynamic location with a long since closed prison, a range of sea birds and friendly sea lions waiting to swim with everyone that makes the trip to see them.

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- Miraflores 

​Miraflores is recognized as a tourist city par excellence. Its history dates back to the oldest remains found in the archaeological zone of Huaca Pucllana, an ancient ceremonial center of the Lima Culture (200 to 700 AD), up to modernity.

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- Barranco 

​Barranco, founded in 1874 as San José de Surco, is one of 43 districts in Lima, Peru. Its current mayor is Jessica Vargas.​

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- La Punta 

​The district of La Punta is one of the seven that make up the constitutional province of Callao on the central coast of Peru. It is bordered to the north by the Pacific Ocean ; to the east by the district of Callao ; and to the south and west, again by the Pacific Ocean . Its territory is a peninsula in the shape of a point that stands out from the rest of the province (hence its name) with an area of ​​only 0.75 km² making it the smallest district in said jurisdiction.​

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- Church of Santo Domingo 

​a Catholic religious complex located in the city of Lima, Peru. It was created in the 1530s under the patronage of Our Lady of the Rosary.

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-Plaza of Arms (weapons)  

​The Plaza de Armas, also called Plaza Mayor, is the birthplace of Lima. This is where Francisco Pizarro founded the city of Lima in 1535, and is therefore the oldest square in the city. The historical grandeur is reflected in the buildings surrounding the square, such as the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, and the Cathedral.​

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- Larco Museum 

​The Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum , known as the Larco Museum , is a museum of pre-Columbian art , located in the Pueblo Libre district , in the city of Lima , capital of Peru. It was founded in 1926 by Rafael Larco Hoyle . It exhibits galleries that show the 5,000 years of development of the history of pre-Columbian Peru . It is located within a viceregal hacienda house dating back to the  18th century .​

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- Art Museum of Lima 

​The Lima Art Museum ( MALI ) is one of the main museums in Peru, located in the Palacio de la Exposición , opposite the Museum of Italian Art , in the district of Lima . Its total exhibition area is 4,500  , including the rooms corresponding to the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.​​

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External Links : 

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​https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_de_Arte_de_Lima

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https://www.klm.com.pe/travel-guide/inspiration/plaza-de-armas-the-cradle-of-lima

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrito_de_La_Punta

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barranco_District

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https://www.miraflores.gob.pe/la-ciudad/#:~:text=Miraflores%20es%20reconocida%20como%20una,d.C.)%2C%20hasta%20la%20modernidad.

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https://www.anywhere.com/peru/attractions/island

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https://www.lonelyplanet.com/peru/lima/attractions 

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​https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Products-g294316-a_contentId.40335543535+761536557-Lima_Lima_Region.html

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https://www.britannica.com/place/Lima

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_and_Convent_of_Santo_Domingo,_Lima

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​https://www.museolarco.org/

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Arqueol%C3%B3gico_Rafael_Larco_Herrera

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Quiz 1

- Huaca Pucllan was built from seven staggered platforms.

​a. True 

b. False 

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- Huaca Puclla is a great adobe and clay pyramid located in the __________ district of central LimaPeru

a. San Isidro 

b. Surco 

c. Callao 

d. Miraflores 

e. La Punta 

f. None of the Above 

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- You can not swim with the sea lion colony by Palominos Islands because of the threat of sea predators such as sharks. 

​a. True 

b. False 

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- Miraflores is recognized as a tourist city par excellence

a. True  ​

b. False 

 

- ​Barranco, founded in __________ as San José de Surco,

a. 1872

b. 1873

c. 1874

d. 1875

e. 1876 

f. 1877 

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- The district of La Punta is one of the __________ that make up the constitutional province of Callao on the central coast of Peru.

a. Two

b. Three

c. Four 

d. Five 

e. Six 

f. Seven 

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- It was created in the __________ under the patronage of Our Lady of the Rosary.

a. 1500s ​

b. 1510s 

c. 1520s 

d. 1530s 

e. 1540s 

f. 1560s 

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- The Plaza of Arms is where __________ founded the city of Lima in 1535, and is therefore the oldest square in the city.

a. Francisco de la Cruz 

b. Francisco Lindor 

c. Francisco Lujan 

d. Francisco Pena 

e. Francisco Pizarro 

f. Francisco Javier Clavet 

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- The __________ Archaeological Museum , known as the Larco Museum , is a museum of pre-Columbian art , located in the Pueblo Libre district , in the city of Lima , capital of Peru.

a. Raphael Nadal 

b. Raphael Larco Herrera 

c. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

d. Raphael Saadiq 

e. Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart 

f. None of the Above 

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​The Lima Art Museum ( MALI ) is one of the main museums in Peru,

a. True ​

b. False 

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Answer Sheet

- A ---> True 

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- D ---> Miraflores 

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- B ---> False 

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- A ---> True 

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- C ---> 1874 

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- F ---> Seven 

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- D ---> 1530s 

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- E ---> Francisco Pizarro 

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- B ---> Raphael Larco Herrera 

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- A ---> True 

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