Districts of Lima & Callao

Lima is not just the name of the capital of Peru. The district of Lima where the historical city center is located is called Lima. The surrounding region is called Lima. And to make it a bit more complicated, Lima is also the name of the Province, located in the Department of Lima.

Today Lima forms the region 'Lima Metropolitana'. They divide it into 43 districts (distritos). Thirty of these districts belong geographically to the city of Lima, and each has its own flair, charm and character. Thirteen of Lima's districts are surrounding the core of the urban area and are located outside of Lima in more rural zones. The province of Callao counts with 6 districts that officially belong to the Lima Metropolitan area.

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The Island Palomino

The Island Palomino

Districts of Lima & Callao
The Palomino Island consists of four islands: La Viuda, Cavinza or as well known as Cabinza, Roca Horadada and Farallón. The gigantic rock formations are a natural refuge for a wide variety of Peru...
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The Island San Lorenzo

The Island San Lorenzo

Districts of Lima & Callao
San Lorenzo is the largest island offshore Callao. It's about 8 km long and 2.2 km wide. The ancient inhabitants of the Callao region worshipped the island as place of the goddess Shina and adored ...
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) at the San José Church in Lima 2019
11:00
The German-speaking parish of San José in Lima once again invites to their Christmas Market on the first Sunday of Advent to ring in the festive season.
Acho 2019 bullfight festival in Lima 2019
November is the time of the year in Lima that many await and lots despise: the Feria Taurina del Señor de los Milagros, the largest bullfight festival in Peru, is held in Lima’s renowned Plaza de Acho.
Open Museums in Peru – Museos Abiertos
Open Museums (Museos Abiertos), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge, returns in 2019.
Date : Sunday, 01 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Date : Monday, 02 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Date : Tuesday, 03 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Date : Wednesday, 04 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Date : Thursday, 05 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) at the Club Germany in Lima 2019
The Club Germania in Lima invites members and invited guests to their traditional German Christmas Market on the Club’s premises in Surco.
Date : Friday, 06 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) at the Club Germany in Lima 2019
The Club Germania in Lima invites members and invited guests to their traditional German Christmas Market on the Club’s premises in Surco.
Christmas Bazaar at the Good Shepherd Church in Lima 2019
The English-speaking Anglican Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Lima once again invites to their Christmas Bazaar at the beginning of December 2019 to ring in the festive season in Lima.
Date : Saturday, 07 December 2019
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Ricardo Palma Book Fair 2019
The Ricardo Palma Book Fair (Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma), the oldest and most traditional literary event in Peru, returns to the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores in November celebrating its 40th edition.
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) at the Club Germany in Lima 2019
The Club Germania in Lima invites members and invited guests to their traditional German Christmas Market on the Club’s premises in Surco.
Date : Sunday, 08 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Friday, 13 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Alternativo Music Festival 5 in Lima 2019
11:00
This fifth edition of the Alternativo Music Festival comes to Lima with 48 bands performing on two days: December 14 and 21, 2019.
Festival Barrio Latino 5 in Lima 2019
15:00
Due to the huge success and by popular demand the Festival Barrio Latino, the largest urban music event in Peru, returns to Lima for the second time this year in its 5th edition.
Shawn Mendes: The Tour 2019 in Lima
21:00
Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer and songwriter, makes a stop in Peru on his 2019 “Shawn Mendes: The Tour 2019” and for the first time gives a concert in the Peruvian capital Lima in December of this year.
Date : Saturday, 14 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Sunday, 15 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Monday, 16 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Tuesday, 17 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Wednesday, 18 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Thursday, 19 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Date : Friday, 20 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Alternativo Music Festival 5 in Lima 2019
11:00
This fifth edition of the Alternativo Music Festival comes to Lima with 48 bands performing on two days: December 14 and 21, 2019.
Date : Saturday, 21 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano – Art & Crafts Fair in Lima Christmas 2019
The “Ruraq Maki, hecho a mano” art & crafts fair, one of the most popular and largest (sales) exhibitions of original, handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima, is back in the Peruvian capital in the weeks before Christmas.
Christmas Symphony - Symphony for Peru
20:00
With great pleasure and excitement Sinfonía por el Perú (Symphony for Peru) invites to their anual Christmas concert “Sinfonía Navideña” at the Parque de la Exposición in Lima.
Date : Sunday, 22 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Date : Monday, 23 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Date : Tuesday, 24 December 2019
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Christmas Fair - Feria Navideña Jockey 2019
The Feria Navideña Jockey, one of the largest Christmas Fairs in the country, opens its door once again this December offering a wide range of gift options and entertainment for young and old during the festive season.
Date : Wednesday, 25 December 2019
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