Maranga in Lima region
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National University of San Marcos

The National University of San Marcos (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, UNMSM) is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima. It was chartered on May 12, 1551 by a royal decree signed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, which makes it the oldest officially established university in the Americas and, as such, one of the oldest universities in the world.

Located at -12.0583, -77.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National University of San Marcos, Education in Lima, Universities in Peru, 1551 establishments, Educational institutions established in the 1550s, Neoclassical architecture in Peru, Spanish Colonial architecture in Peru, National universities

Estadio Universidad San Marcos

The Estadio Universidad Nacional Mayor San Marcos is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru, belonging to the National University of San Marcos. It was inaugurated on May 13, 1951, with a seating capacity of 70,000 and covers an area of 48,782 m². Safety measures have been taken and they have reduced the maximum to 43,000 for the safety of the public. The stadium is used by several Second Division teams who do not have a home ground.

Located at -12.057, -77.075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Peru, National University of San Marcos, CD Universidad San Marcos, Multi-purpose stadiums in Peru, Sport in Lima, Buildings and structures in Lima

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Spanish: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 by Catholic priest Father Jorge Dintilhac SS. CC as Peru's first non-profit private institution of higher learning. Academically, PUCP ranks alternatively as first, second or third in Peru. In July 2012, the Holy See withdrew from the university the right under canon law to use the titles Catholic and Pontifical in its name.

Located at -12.0694, -77.0794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Education in Lima, Universities in Peru, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Educational institutions established in 1917

Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú

The Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, located on Plaza Bolívar in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima. The museum houses more than 100,000 artifacts spanning the entire history of human occupation in what is now Peru. Highlights include the Raimondi Stela and the Tello Obelisk from Chavín de Huantar, and an impressive scale model of the Inca citadel, Machu Picchu.

Located at -12.0772, -77.0619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Lima, Anthropology museums, Archaeological museums, Pre-Columbian art museums, Spanish Colonial architecture in Peru

Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao)

Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in Callao, Peru. Its use is available to several football teams in the region including Primera División club Sport Boys. The stadium's maximum capacity is 17,000 and was inaugurated on 16 June 1996 with a match between Sport Boys and Deportivo Pesquero for the 1996 Torneo Descentralizado. The match was a 3–1 win for Sport Boys. Floodlight towers were installed in 2003.

Located at -12.0597, -77.1199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Peru, Sport Boys

Larco Museum

The Larco Museum (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera) is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th century vice-royal building built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid. It showcases chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 4,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. It is well known for its gallery of pre-Columbian erotic pottery.

Located at -12.0723, -77.0708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Lima, History museums, Archaeological museums, Pre-Columbian art museums, 1926 establishments in Peru, Art museums established in 1926

Coliseo Amauta

Coliseo Amauta is the biggest multi-use indoor arena in Peru, located in the southern zone of the Lima District in Lima-Peru. The arena has a capacity for 20,000 people, which can vary depending on use. It originally opened in 1968. It was the most important arena in Peru, today it has been left to its luck, no one gives care to this arena.

Located at -12.0546, -77.0632 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Lima, Event venues established in 1968, Indoor arenas in Peru, Sport in Lima

La Cruz del Viajero

La Cruz del Viajero (The Cross of the Traveller) is a monument placed by Franciscan monks in 1672 in the small town of Magdalena Vieja, just outside Lima, the capital city of Peru, and the old centre of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. This followed a tradition started by Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, requiring the placement of a cross on the main routes to other parts of the country.

Located at -12.0785, -77.065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Peru, Monuments and memorials in Peru, Spanish colonization of the Americas