Coordinates: 14h 29m 42.9487s, â62Â° 40â² 46.141â³. Proxima Centauri (from Latin, meaning 'nearest [star] of Centaurus') or Alpha Centauri C is a red dwarf, a small low-mass star, about 4.25 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Centaurus.
Lima /ËliËmÉ/ is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillon, ChillÃ³n rimac RÃ­mac and, lurin lurÃ­n rivers in the central coastal part, of the Country Overlooking. the pacific oceanima is home to one of the oldest higher learning institutions in the New World. The National University of San Marcos, founded on May 12 of 1551, during Spanish colonial regime, is the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas.
UTC -5. Peru is a country in South America, situated on the western side of that continent, facing the South Pacific Ocean and straddling part of the Andes mountain range that runs the length of South America. Peru is bordered by Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east, and Chile to the south.