Rímac is a district in the Lima Province

Lima Province

Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital....

, Peru

Peru

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. It lies directly to the north of downtown Lima

Lima District

Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....

, to which it is connected by six bridges over the Rímac River

Rímac River

The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area.The river is part of the Pacific watershed and has a length of 160 km...

. The district also borders the Independencia

Independencia District, Lima

Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on March 16, 1964, the current mayor of Independencia is Lovell Yomond Vargas. The district's postal code is 28....

, San Martín de Porres, and San Juan de Lurigancho districts. Vestiges of Lima's colonial heyday remain today in an area of the Rímac district known as the 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.-Foundation:...

, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Downtown Rímac District has, like its southern counterpart, its eastern and western sides divided by Jirón Trujillo, which connects to Lima District's Jirón de la Unión

Jiron de la Union

The Jiron de la Union, or the Jiron of the Union, is a pedestrian street located in the Historic Centre of Lima, part of the capital of Peru. For many years it was one of the most important boulevards of the city, often described as the most aristocratic, where many of the most affluent citizens of...

 through the Puente de Piedra, the oldest bridge in the whole city. Rímac's East side features the Plaza de Acho, the most famous bullfighting

Bullfighting

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 arena in South America

South America

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 and one of the most well-known in the world.

Looking directly from Puente Ricardo Palma on downtown Lima district's East side can be seen a large building with the logo of Cristal beer, one of two famous Peruvian brands. This was the main brewery until the Backus

Backus and Johnston

Backus and Johnston is the largest brewery in Peru, part of Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, which itself is part of the international SABMiller group. Its main brewery is located in the Ate District of Lima...

 company moved operations to Ate

Ate District

Ate, also known as Ate-Vitarte, is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Located in the eastern part of the province, it is one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima.-Geography:The district has a total land area of 77.72 km²...

 in the 1990s.

North of the plant goes the Alameda de los Descalzos, a short boulevard

Boulevard

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 with a large planted median leading into the Convento de los Descalzos (Discalced Monks convent). Built in the 18th century by the Spanish

Spain

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 colonial government, it is one of the best features in this lower-middle-class district.

Northern Rímac, or Amancaes, once romanticized in ballads as "La Flor de Amancaes", a hilly prairie, is now overrun with pueblos jóvenes

Pueblos jóvenes

Pueblos jóvenes is the nickname given to the vast shanty towns that surround Lima and other cities of Peru. Many of these towns have developed into significant districts in Lima such as Villa El Salvador and Comas.- Population :...

(shanty towns). The Cerro San Cristóbal, which is the highest point in the Lima Province, is located in the district.

Boundaries

• North: Independencia
  Independencia District, Lima
  Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on March 16, 1964, the current mayor of Independencia is Lovell Yomond Vargas. The district's postal code is 28....
  
  
• East: San Juan de Lurigancho
• South: Downtown Lima
  Lima District
  Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....
  
  
• West: San Martín de Porres

Urban areas

As of 1993, Rímac is divided into the following urban areas:

• Caqueta
• Centro Rimac
• Alameda de los Descalzos
• Cerro Palomares
• Ciudad y Campo
• El Bosque
• El Manzano
• Huerta Guinea
• La Florida
• La Huerta
• Las Totoritas
• Leoncio Prado
• Perricholi
• Rimac
• Santa Candelaria
• Santa Rosa
• Ventura Rossi
• Villacampa

External links

www.munirimac.gob.pe Official website
1.40 Gigapixel Image of Lima