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Dozens of cocaine bags ready to be burned at a police facility in Lima
Promoters are using the Internet to lure distant fans and organise concerts in Europe and North and South America
Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot arrives for a hearing in Lima in January
Part of the Pastoruri snowcapped mountain in the central Peruvian Andes
A schoolboy is evacuated during a nationwide earthquake drill, in the Peruvian northern city of Chiclayo
Policemen take part in a nationwide earthquake drill at Lima's Plaza Mayor square
Volunteers dig through the rubble after an earthquake in Peru, which sits on the Nazca tectonic plate
Lima, which has not seen a major tremor in 250 years, is vulnerable to both earthquake and tsunami damage
Peru lies along the Pacific ring of fire
At least 70 people have died in eight days of mining protests in Peru
Pizarro spent six seasons at Bayern between 2001 and 2007
A dead dolphin lying on a beach on the northern coast of Peru in March 2012
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala (L) greeting South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Kim Sung-hwan
Experts measure a dead dolphin lying on a beach on the northern coast of Peru
A dying pelican crawls away from the surf to die on the beach at Paita, northern Peru
A dead dead dolphin lies on a beach on the northern coast of Peru, close to Chiclayo, on April 11
A dying pelican crawls away from the surf to die on the beach of Paita
Peruvian shamans perform a ritual of spiritual punishment for Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot in Lima
A pelican lands on a fishermen's wharf in southern Lima
The burnt building of the "Sagrado Corazon de Jesus" rehabilitation centre
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Naked Peruvian cyclists protest for bike-friendly streets

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 09, 2013 15:35 EST
Dozens of naked and half-naked cyclists rolled through Lima Saturday to press for more bike-friendly streets.
 

Missing US couple may be on Peru boat trip: police

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 26, 2013 19:18 EST
An American couple, missing for a month in Peru after setting off on a cycling tour of South America, are thought to be on a 15-day river trip to Ecuador, Peruvian police said Tuesday.
 

US couple missing in Peru

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 26, 2013 15:54 EST
US and Peruvian authorities are hunting for a young American couple who have been missing for a month after setting off on a bike tour of South America, a US official said Tuesday.
 

Pope accelerated LatAm church's conservative theology

by Luis Jaime Cisneros  AFP Global Edition
Feb 26, 2013 09:17 EST
Pope Benedict XVI's legacy in Latin America, the world's most Catholic region, is marked by a victory of conservative theology and the demise of home-grown leftist religious thought, experts here say.
 

Ancient mysteries unveiled at Peru's Temple of Fire

by Marie Sanz  AFP Global Edition
Feb 17, 2013 07:42 EST
The recent discovery of a ceremonial fireplace believed to be more than 5,000 years old sheds light on one of the oldest populated sites in the Americas.
 

Peru archeologists find ancient temple

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 13, 2013 20:08 EST
Peruvian archeologists have discovered a temple believed to be about 5,000 years old at the ancient El Paraiso archeological site in a valley just north of Lima, the Culture Ministry said.
 

Set 'em up! It's national cocktail day in Peru

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 02, 2013 13:31 EST
Peruvians on Saturday downed their national cocktail, the pisco sour, with a nationwide celebration of sipping and dancing -- even opening a museum in its honor.
 

Italian island remembers cruise tragedy one year on

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 13, 2013 02:42 EST
Survivors, grieving relatives and locals on the island of Giglio gathered Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster, which claimed 32 victims.
 

Al-Attiyah slashes Peterhansel's Dakar lead

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 10, 2013 19:26 EST
Qatar's Nasser al-Attiyah slashed 10-time champion Stephane Peterhansel's Dakar Rally lead by over eight minutes on Thursday as the 2011 winner stormed to victory on the sixth stage.
 

Two dead, seven injured in Dakar Rally collision

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 10, 2013 14:23 EST
Two people were killed and seven others were injured in a head-on collision between a Dakar Rally support vehicle and a taxi near Peru's border with Chile, race organisers said on Thursday.
 

Sainz claims Dakar Rally's opening brief encounter

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 05, 2013 21:03 EST
Former champion Carlos Sainz opened his campaign for a second Dakar Rally title by taking the opening 13 km special stage between Lima and Pisco.
 

Sainz claims Dakar Rally opener

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 05, 2013 18:27 EST
Former champion Carlos Sainz opened his campaign for a second Dakar Rally title by taking the opening 13km special stage between Lima and Pisco on Saturday.
 

Sainz claims Dakar opener

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 05, 2013 16:50 EST
Former champion Carlos Sainz opened his campaign for a second Dakar Rally title by taking the opening 13km special stage from Lima to Pisco on Saturday.
 

Lopez takes opening Dakar moto stage

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 05, 2013 15:13 EST
Chile's Francisco Lopez, riding a KTM, won the opening motorcycling stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally on Saturday, coming out on top in the 13km special stage run between Lima and Pisco.
 

34th Dakar Rally faces environmental, safety questions

by Patrick Filleux  AFP Global Edition
Jan 04, 2013 21:00 EST
The Dakar Rally kicks off its 34th edition on Saturday with question marks over the gruelling 8,400km event's environmental impact and safety record.
 

Dakar Rally rapped over 20 million year fossil damage

by Carlos Mandujano  AFP Global Edition
Dec 15, 2012 14:50 EST
Palaeontologists have warned that the Dakar Rally, which will thunder through Peru and Chile next month, poses a serious risk to whale and dolphin fossils dating back more than 20 million years.
 

Dakar rapped over 20 million year fossil damage

by Carlos Mandujano  AFP Global Edition
Dec 15, 2012 14:03 EST
Palaeontologists have warned that the Dakar Rally, which will thunder through Peru and Chile next month, poses a serious risk to whale and dolphin fossils dating back more than 20 million years.
 

Afro-Peruvians ensnared in poverty, racism

by Marie Sanz  AFP Global Edition
Dec 14, 2012 02:53 EST
Peru has one of Latin America's fastest-growing economies, but Afro-Peruvians are still overwhelmingly mired in poverty.
 

Jailhouse rock! Booze and live music in Peruvian prison

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Nov 26, 2012 16:20 EST
The head of a Peruvian maximum security prison was fired Monday after video footage showed jubilant inmates drinking and dancing to live music with outside guests in a prison patio.
 

Trio of former champions headline Dakar Rally

by Patrick Filleux  AFP Global Edition
Nov 21, 2012 06:46 EST
The 34th Dakar Rally and fifth version to be held in Latin America features a largely Pacific coast route which begins on January 5 in the Peruvian capital of Lima and ends on January 20 in Santiago, race organiser Etienne Lavigne announced here Wednesday.
 
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Lima
Top: Plaza Mayor, Middle: Skyline of Lima, Bottom left: Palace of Justice, Bottom right: Plaza San Martin.

Flag
Seal
Nickname(s): City of the Kings
Motto: Hoc signum vere regum est
Lima Province and Lima within Peru
Coordinates: 12°2′36″S 77°1′42″W / 12.04333°S 77.02833°W / -12.04333; -77.02833
CountryPeru
RegionLima Region
ProvinceLima Province
Districts43 districts
Government
 - Provincial MunicipalityMetropolitan Municipality of Lima
 - MayorLuis Castañeda Lossio
Area
 - City2,672.3 km2 (1,031.8 sq mi)
 - Urban800 km2 (308.9 sq mi)
 - Metro2,819.3 km2 (1,088.5 sq mi)
Elevation0–1,548 m (0–5,079 d ft)
Population (2007)[1]
 - City7,605,742
 - Density2,846.1/km2 (7,371.4/sq mi)
 - Metro8,472,935
 - Metro Density3,008.7/km2 (7,792.5/sq mi)
 - DemonymLimeño/a
Time zonePET (UTC-5)
Websitewww.munlima.gob.pe