Lima is the capital city of Peru. Founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, it was known as the City of Kings and was the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Located on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, Lima is the most important city in the country, and is home to 26.6% of the total population.
Since its foundation, Lima has retained the pride and grandeur of a great city. Its mysteries, wealth, battles, myths and traditions recount magical and poignant events, such as a wall with a depiction of Christ that was left standing after a terrible earthquake and gave to all a faith that has lasted and grown to this day; or the story of a stone carved by the devil in the very center of the city; or the tale of a European witch buried in a cemetery in Lima; or the unfathomable mystery of the catacombs that lie beneath the city and point out the most important sites of a city full of secrets, populated with vice regal balconies and fantastic avenues, afternoons of blood and sand in the bullring.