Capital City of Lima*




Peru's territory is divided into 25 regions and the province of Lima. These regions are subdivided into provinces, which are composed of districts. There are 180 provinces and 1747 districts in Peru.




Tumbes (Tumbes)

Piura (Piura)

Lambayeque (Chiclayo)

La Libertad Region
Capital: Trujillo
***Salaverry


Ancash (Huaraz)

Lima (Huacho)

Callao (Callao)
***City of Callao*


Ica (Ica)Province
***General San Martin
*** Pisco

Arequipa (Arequipa)

Moquegua (Moquegua)

Tacna (Tacna)

Cajamarca (Cajamarca)

Huánuco (Huánuco)

Pasco (Cerro de Pasco)

Junín (Huancayo)

Huancavelica (Huancavelica)

Ayacucho (Ayacucho)

Apurímac (Abancay)

Cusco (Cusco)
***Machu Picchu*


Puno (Puno)

Amazonas (Chachapoyas)

San Martín (Moyobamba)

Ucayali (Pucallpa)

Madre de Dios
Capital: Puerto Maldonado

Loreto (Iquitos)

* Lima Province
City of Lima*


*The Lima Province is a province in the central coast of Peru. It is unique in that it is the only province in the country that does not belong to any of the twenty-five regions. The city of Lima, which is the nation's capital, is located in the province.
























South American media service Las Ultimas Noticias, states that ruins in the Peruvian village of Chucuito were in fact built by the present-day villagers - about 12 years ago.

The Inca empire was at its height roughly between the years 1430 and 1530. Millions of tourists were reportedly attracted to the ruins, but experts recently found out that they had been built in order to persuade authorities to invest more to persuade more travellers to visit.

Rolando Paredes, director of the National Culture Institute of Puno, a nearby town in the Peruvian Andes, is quoted as saying: "People have literally created a myth."




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Born in Spain
Saint Turibius of Mogroveio
Memorial 23 March
Patronage Latin American bishops, native rights, Peru
Died 1606

First known saint of the New World,