Place details
Place nameLima
Other namesCiudad de los Reyes, City of Kings
CountryPerú
Latitude-12.05
Longitude-77.05
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located just inland from central Peruvian coast; there were major pre-Incan & Incan urban centers in area; Spanish city was founded in 16th cen.; flourished as capital of viceroyalty of Peru; destroyed by earthquake in 1746, rebuilt in opulent fashion.