Expats report paying less than $500 per month for a three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in San Miguel and having total monthly expenses around $1,200, but most say that a couple would need at least $2,500 a month to have a comfortable lifestyle in Lima.
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Where is Lima located?
It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area.
What is Lima Peru known for?
The city is known as the Gastronomical Capital of the Americas, mixing Spanish, Andean and Asian culinary traditions. Lima’s beaches, located along the northern and southern ends of the city, are heavily visited during the summer.
Why is Lima a Tier 1 city?
Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a ‘beta’ tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located.
What are the key facts of Lima?
Metropolitan Lima covers 2,672.28 km 2 (1,031.77 sq mi), of which 825.88 km 2 (318.87 sq mi) (31%) comprise the actual city and 1,846.40 km 2 (712.90 sq mi) (69%) the city outskirts.
How many hours of sunshine does Lima get a year?
Lima has only 1284 hours of sunshine a year, 28.6 hours in July and 184 hours in April, which is exceptionally little for its latitude. By comparison, London has an average of 1653 hours of sunshine per year, and Moscow 1731 hours of sunshine per year.
How did Lima get its name?
Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on 18 January 1535 as Ciudad de los Reyes in the agricultural region known by native Peruvians as Limaq, a name that it had acquired over time. It became the capital and most important city in the Viceroyalty of Peru.