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Lima

Lima ( LEE-m??; locally [??lima]), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (locally [sju??dat de los ??re??es], Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chill??n, R??mac and Lur??n Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where...

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