Today Streets & Squares takes you to Lima, the capital and largest city of Peru.
As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page.
AVENIDA INCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA - Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616) was born as Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, son of a Spanish conquistador and an Inca noblewoman. He was a chronicler and writer who is known primarily for his chronicles of Inca history, culture, and society. Born in Cusco, New Castile, Viceroyalty of Peru - StreetView - Wiki
AVENIDA JAVIER PRADO - Javier Prado y Ugarteche (1871-1921) was a historian, lawyer and philosopher - and son of the President Mariano Ignacio Prado, who governed Peru during the War of the Pacific. He was born in Lima - StreetView - Wiki
AVENIDA JOSÉ LARCO (Miraflores) xxx StreetView -
ESTADIO AUXILIAR LOLO FERNÁNDEZ - Teodoro “Lolo” Fernández (1913-1996) Peruvian professional football player, born in Cañete, Peru - StreetView - Wiki
PARQUE JUANA ALARCO DE DAMMERT - Juana Alarco de Dammert (1842-1932) was a philanthropist and benefactor of Peruvian children, and known as the grandmother of all children (La abuelita de los niños). She was born in Lima - StreetView - Wiki
A to Z FROM LIMA
i.e. a list of people born in Lima. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag of Lima!
A – Eva Ayllón* Afro-Peruvian singer/composer (1956)
B – Fernando Belaúnde* politician/President of Peru (1912)
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D – Juana Alarco de Dammert* philanthropist/ benefactor of Peruvian children (1842) - Tony DeSouza* mixed martial artist (1974)
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F – Juan Diego Flórez* opera singer (1973)
G – Alan García* politician/P (1949)
H – Jim Himes* American businessman/politician (1966) - Daniel Hannan* British politician/writer/journalist (1971)
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K – Pedro Pablo Kuczynski* economist/ politician/P/cousin of Jean-Luc Godard (1938) - Alex Kuczynski* journalist/reporter/daughter of president PPK (1970)
L – Felipe Lettersten* Peruvian-Swedish sculptor/casted many sculptures of indigenous people in his attempt to preserve the Amazon rainforest cultures (1957) Hijos de Nuestra Tierra
M – María Emma Mannarelli* feminist writer/historian (1954)
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P – Ricardo Palma* author/ librarian/politician (1833) - Javier Prado y Ugarteche* historian/ lawyer/philosopher (1871) - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar* diplomat/UN Secretary-General (1920)
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R – Julio Ramón Ribeyro* writer (1929) - Beth Rowley* English singer-songwriter (1981)
S – Nolberto Solano* football player/ manager (1974)
T – Mario Testino* fashion and portrait photographer (1954)
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Y – Jaime Yzaga* tennis player/captain of Peru’s Davis Cup team (1967)
Z – José Eusebio de Llano Zapata* scholar/writer/scientist (1721)
LINKS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Lima
Updated 20.02.2023