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Lima
Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in, 1535, as "The City of Kings." It is located on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and has a historic centre placed by UNESCO on the World Cultural Heritage List. The upscale San Isidro district is the city's financial center. San Isidro has many parks, including Parque El Olivar, which has olive trees that were brought from Spain during the seventeenth century. Another upscale district is Miraflores, which has many luxury hotels, shops and restaurants.
Miraflores has more parks and green areas in the south of Lima than most other districts. Larcomar, a popular shopping mall and entertainment center built on cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean is also located here. Barranco, which borders Miraflores by the Pacific Ocean, is known as the city's bohemian district, home or once home of many Peruvian writers like Mario Vargas Llosa. This district has many
acclaimed restaurants, and music venues called "peñas" featuring the traditional folk music of coastal Peru (in Spanish, "música criolla"). It along with Miraflores serves as the home to the foreign nightlife scene.
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