Formerly know as the “City of Kings” was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18th , 1535. Actually is the capital of Peru, with more than seven million people, a third of the Peruvian population live in the capital, Lima has an important tourist attractions as well as a great selection of museums.

In Lima we can find the Government’s Palace among the works of colonial architecture, the Cathedral, the Main Square, the City Hall and the Torre Tagle Palace, a beautiful mansion built in 1735 today houses the Foreign Affairs Ministry offices. The recently renovated Palace of Osamblea built between the 1803 and the 1805 serves at the moment for gala events and cultural exhibitions. The church of San Francisco have been founded in 1535 and the church of La Merced pre-dates its construction the founding of Lima, this churches are considered among the most beautiful.

Lima has also the most interesting collections of pre-Columbian art and a wealthy collection of gold work pieces in the celebrated Museum of Gold (Museo del Oro).