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
LIMA PHOTO GALLERY
- Caral
- Cementerio Presbitero Maestro
- Chorrillos
- Huaca Pucllana
- Huancaya Valley
- Magic Circuit of the Water
- Miraflores
BIRDS OF LIMA - PHOTO GALLERY
- Birds in Andean Valley - (Cañete, canta and Santa Eulalia Valleys)
- Birds in coastal marshes in Peru # 1 (Swamps of Villa)
- Birds in coastal marshes in Peru # 2 (Swamps of Villa)
- Birds in coastal marshes in Peru # 3 (Medio Mundo and Paraiso)
LIMA TRAVEL GUIDE - SEE ALSO...
- Lima Travel Guide
- Historical Center of Lima
- Museums in Lima
- Religious Monuments in Lima
- Colonial Mansions in Lima
- Around Lima
- San Isidro and Miraflores
- Barranco
- El Rimac
- El Callao