WHC Nomination Documentation

File name: 500.pdf UNESCO Region LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

SITE NAME ("TITLE") Historic Centre of Lima

DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT") 9/12/1988 – 13/12/1991

STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR") PERU

CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS") C (iv)

DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE:12th SessionThe Committee made no statement15th SessionThe Committee decided to inscribe the area protected by national legislation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:Although severely damaged by earthquakes (in 1940, 1966, 1970 and 1974), this "City ofKings" was, until the middle of the 18th century, the capital and most important city of theSpanish dominions in South America. Many of its buildings, such as the San FranciscoConvent (the biggest in this part of the world) are the result of joint creations between localcraftsmen and masters from the Old Continent.

1.b. State, province or region: Lima.

1.d Exact location: