Historic Centre of Lima Historic Centre of Lima Located principally in the city centre or Cercado de Lima and Rímac areas, the Historic Centre of Lima is among the most important tourist destinations in Peru. The city of Lima, the capital of Peru, was founded by Francisco Pizarro on 18 January 1535 and given the name City of the Kings. Nevertheless, with time its original name persisted, which may come from one of two sources: Either the Aymara language "lima-limaq" (meaning "yellow flower"), or the Spanish pronunciation of the Quechuan word "rimaq" (meaning "talker", and actually written and pronounced "limaq" in the nearby Quechua
St. Rose of Lima Cathedral, Carúpano St. Rose of Lima Cathedral, Carúpano The St. Rose of Lima Cathedral () also called Carúpano Cathedral, is a Catholic temple protected as a historical monument located in the city of Carúpano, in the Paria Peninsula, Sucre State, in the South American country of Venezuela. The last major change to this building was in 1959. It was built under invocation of Santa Rosa de Lima and belongs to the set of monuments Bermúdez Municipality since 1996 under Decree 8377 of 2 October of that year; in the category of "Historic Monument". The original temple was founded in 1742. The current