The Leoncio Prado Military College sits on Costanera Avenue in La Perla, marked by the extensive footprint of a boarding school designed for military and academic training. Established in nineteen forty-three, the institution occupies what…
Vargas Llosa’s Lima
Trace the life and literary landmarks of Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, from his schools and universities to the real-world settings that inspired his iconic novels.
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1. Leoncio Prado Military College
2. Colegio La Salle in Lima
The Colegio La Salle occupies a sprawling campus on Avenida Arica, distinguished by its large secondary pavilion and an on-site chapel dedicated in nineteen sixty. This institution, founded in nineteen twenty-six, marks the presence of the…
3. Puente del Ejército
The Puente del Ejército is a significant crossing over the Rímac River that connects Avenida Alfonso Ugarte in central Lima to Avenida Caquetá. It is a tied-arch bridge constructed primarily of steel. Originally inaugurated on December…
4. EDIFICIO DEL COMERCIO
The Edificio del Comercio stands at the corner of the streets Lampa and Santa Rosa as a stone fortress in the heart of Lima. Built between nineteen twenty-one and nineteen twenty-four, its design was a direct response to a political…
5. San Martin Square
Plaza San Martín is defined by its rectangular layout and the harmonious, uniform facades of the surrounding European-style buildings. Inaugurated on July twenty-seventh, nineteen twenty-one, the square was constructed to commemorate the…
6. Casona San Marcos
The Casona San Marcos is defined by a long, neoclassical colonial facade that runs along the side of the Parque Universitario. Originally established in sixteen oh five as a Jesuit novitiate, this building stands as one of the…
7. Cinco Esquinas
Cinco Esquinas, located in the Barrios Altos district of Lima, takes its name from the colonial-era intersection where five streets meet. Topographically, the area sits at a higher elevation than much of the historic city center due to the…
8. Cementerio Memorial Park Presbítero Matías Maestro
The Cementerio Memorial Park Presbítero Matías Maestro is a site of grand stone mausoleums and winding paths, established in the early nineteenth century. During the nineteen fifties, a young Mario Vargas Llosa came here frequently, not as…
9. Miraflores City Hall
The Miraflores City Hall is an elegant Neocolonial building with a white facade and wooden balconies, positioned firmly against the greenery of Kennedy Park. Inaugurated in nineteen forty-four, this site stands at the center of the…