City Highlights: Downtown Lima

UNESCO recognized Downtown Lima's Plaza de Armas as a World Heritage Site in 1988. Impressive colonial Spanish architecture surrounds the square. On the southeast side is the expansive Catedral de Lima (Lima Cathedral). On the northwest side sits the Government Palace, where Francisco Pizarro once resided. Every day at noon it is possible to watch the changing of the guards. Located just a block from the Plaza de Armas, you find the Saint Francis Monastery. The Baroque-style convent was built in the late 1600s and beholds a world-renowned library with 25,000 texts. Perhaps the biggest draw to the church and convent is its underground catacombs, where 25,000 individuals have been laid to rest.
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