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Casa Aliaga
Casa Aliaga is another of Lima's most historic houses, furnished completely in the colonial style. It stands on land given in 1535 to Jerónimo de Aliaga, one of Pizarro's faithful 13 followers and has been occupied by the Aliaga family ever since. The house can be visited only by appointment or through local tour agencies.
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Casa de la Riva
Casa de la Riva is run by the Entre Nous Society. It's a handsome mansion with an elegant porch and windows built in the 18th century. Outside you can see beautiful carved wooden balconies, while inside the rooms remain little changed since the colonial era.
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Casa Pilatos
The easiest mansion to visit is Casa Pilatos , which houses the National Culture Institute; simply knock on the door and a guard will usually let you in for a look around.
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Iglesia de la Merced
The Iglesia de la Merced has a multilayered history. It was built on the site of the first Mass celebrated in Lima (which was held in 1534), but the original church was soon replaced by a larger version. This in turn, was torn down, rebuilt in 1628, promptly flattened by the 1687 earthquake, then once again rebuilt.
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Iglesia de las Nazarenas
The most passionate of Lima's traditional religious feasts centers on the 18th-century Iglesia de las Nazarenas. A shantytown inhabited by liberated black slaves once sprawled on this site, and it was here that an ex-slave painted an image of the Crucifixion of Christ on a wall that miraculously survived when the area was leveled by the 1655 earthquake.
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Iglesia de San Agustín
Iglesia de San Agustín has been significantly altered over the years, though the churrigueresque (an elaborate and intricately decorated Spanish style) façade dates from the early 1700s. The church has limited opening times, but the drab interior is inferior to the elaborate exterior in any case.
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Iglesia de San Pedro
Iglesia de San Pedro is a small baroque church considered to be one of the finest examples of early colonial architecture in Lima. It was consecrated by the Jesuits in 1638 and has changed little since. The interior is sumptuously decorated with gilded altars, Moorish-influenced carvings and an abundance of beautiful glazed tilework.
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Iglesia de Santo Domingo
Iglesia de Santo Domingo is one of Lima's most historic churches, built on land granted by Francisco Pizarro to the Dominican Friar Vicente Valverde, who accompanied Pizarro throughout the conquest and was instrumental in persuading him to execute the captured and ransomed Inca Atahualpa. Construction began in 1540, though much of the interior was modernized late in the 18th century.
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La Catedral de Lima
The original La Catedral de Lima, on the southeast side of the Plaza de Armas, was deemed too small for its congregation within a single decade, and work on its successor began in 1564, which was still unfinished when it was consecrated in 1625. It was badly damaged in the 1687 earthquake and almost totally destroyed by another earthquake in 1746. The is based on the early plans.
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Plaza de Armas
Also called Plaza Mayor, the 140-sq-meter Plaza de Armas was once the heart of Lima. Though not one original building remains, the impressive bronze fountain in the center is its oldest feature, erected in 1650, and its oldest building is the cathedral, which was reconstructed after the 1746 earthquake.
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Santuario de Santa Rosa de Lima
Santuario de Santa Rosa de Lima honors the first saint of the Americas in her hometown of Lima. The church and its garden have been built at roughly the site of her birth, and you can find a modest adobe sanctuary in the gardens, built in the early 17th century for her prayers and meditation.
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