San Isidro Neighborhood

Characterized by green areas and exclusive residential neighborhoods, especially the traditional area of El Olivar (Olive Park), named that way because 1519 olive trees growing in the park, found in 1560 by the Count of San Isidro and was declared National Monument in 1959. San Isidro has, in recent years, become an important tourist and business center with modern buildings, hotels, restaurants, and malls. The Huaca Huallamarca or Huaca Pan de Azúcar (Sugar Loaf), a adobe pyramidal temple of Maranga Culture (200-500 AD) pre-inca, that chronologically corresponds to the beginning of regional development. The place is a result of a series of cultural superimpositions, the three most important being the Lima, Wari, and Inca cultures. The Site Museum houses pieces found during the excavations of the area.

San Isidro	San Isidro	San Isidro	Av. Arequipa
Av. Javier Prado	Av. Canaval y Moreyra	Huaca Huallamarca	Av. Miroquesada
Av. Miroquesada	Av. Camino Real	Av. Camino Real	Vía Expresa - Zanjón
El Olivar Park	El Olivar Park	El Olivar Park	El Olivar Park
El Olivar Park	El Olivar Park	El Olivar Park	El Olivar Park
El Olivar Park

Photos © J. Mazzotti