秘鲁首都--利马

Lima (Peru)

The Iglesia de San Francisco features the city's first cemetery1 as well as many rare documents.

Home to two-thirds of Peru's industry and nearly one-third of the country's total population, pollution and poverty is highly present this city of seven million. A few miles southwest of the city center, Villa³ El Salvador shelters 350,000 people.

In spite of its troubles, the city boasts a great many historic monuments, museums for every palate（口味，品位）, a lively cultural and arts scene and the country's best food, drink and nightlife.

Most of Lima's sights can be found within the old city, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO（联合国教科文组织）.

The dramatic Andes Mountains outside of Lima

Attractions include the Palacio Torre Tagle, the city's best surviving specimen⁴ of secular（长期的）colonial architecture; the Museo de Oro del Peru, with its precolumbian（哥伦布发现新大陆前）metals, weavings and mummies and the Museo de Arte, with more than 7,000 exhibits giving a retrospective（回顾）of Peruvian cultures and art from 2,000 years ago to the present day.

Lima's many markets overflow⁵ with hand-crafted （手工的）jewelry⁶ of silver and gold, Peruvian textiles and ceramics⁷（陶器）, flowers and fresh produce.

For a break from the city's clamor, duck into（钻进）Lima's fine baroque churches（巴洛克式教堂）or take a stroll through its many parks and gardens, some established as early as the 17th century by Lima's Spanish aristocracy（贵族统治）.