San Miguel, is a district in western Lima

Lima

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, Peru

Peru

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. It is bordered by the districts of Bellavista

Bellavista District

Bellavista is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao.The current mayor of the district is Juan Ricardo Víctor Sotomayor García.-Geography:...

 and 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....

 on the north; Pueblo Libre

Pueblo Libre

Pueblo Libre is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima. Its name, which means Free Town or Free People, was granted by José de San Martín on April 10, 1822 as a recognition of the patriotism shown by its inhabitants during the Peruvian War of...

, Magdalena del Mar

Magdalena del Mar

Magdalena del Mar, commonly known simply as Magdalena, is a seaside district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima. Its current mayor is Francis James Allison Oyague...

 and downtown Lima on the east; the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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 on the south; and the La Perla

La Perla

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 district on the west.

Its main avenues: La Marina, Universitaria and Elmer Faucett are important economic centres. Plaza San Miguel mall, some hypermarkets and department stores are located in the intersection of La Marina and Universitaria. The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

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, the Plaza San Miguel and the Parque de las Leyendas, Lima's main zoo

Zoo

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, are located in this district.
The weather in San Miguel is moderately different from the other districts: it's often windy, cloudy and has lower temperature.

External links

Municipalidad de San Miguel - San Miguel district council official site
Este parqu de las Leyendas Es Bueno Para Divertirse en Familia
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