Lima topographic maps
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Rímac River
The Rímac River begins its journey on the western slope of the Andes mountain range at an altitude of approximately 5,508 mamsl in the Nevado Paca, touring the provinces of Lima and Huarochirí, both located in the department of Lima. Among the most important tributaries of the Rímac are the Santa Eulalia…
Average elevation: 9,117 ft
Morro Solar
Peru > Lima > Chorrillos
Morro Solar, a cluster of hills, is roughly 251 metres (823 ft) in elevation. It lies near Chorrillos, a southern suburb of Lima, occupying an area of 7.48 square kilometres (2.89 sq mi). Alexander George Findlay described it as "a remarkable cluster of hills, standing on a sandy plain; when seen from the…
Average elevation: 125 ft
Lima
Relative humidity is always very high, particularly in the mornings. High humidity produces brief morning fog in the early summer and a usually persistent low cloud deck during the winter (generally develops in late May and persists until mid-November or even early December). The predominantly onshore flow…
Average elevation: 663 ft
Zona Arqueológica Monumental Huaycán de Cieneguilla
Peru > Lima > Río Seco > Huaycán de Cieneguilla
Average elevation: 1,627 ft
Carabayllo
Peru > Lima > Lima Metropolitan Area
Carabayllo was the first district to be created by decree in the Lima Province by General José de San Martín in the independence era on August 4, 1821. At that time the district occupied the whole Chillón valley north of the Rímac River up to the Canta province. In principle, the district was the only one…
Average elevation: 2,625 ft
Surquillo
Peru > Lima > Lima Metropolitan Area
Since the beginning of the 2000s and the beginning of the 2010s, and to a greater extent today, there has been a considerable real estate boom within Surquillo, in which many residential real estate companies have invested in new residential building projects in several points of the district due to the…
Average elevation: 394 ft
