Editing Lima (section)

==Society and culture==
[[File:Teatro Municipal (cultural heritage site in Peru).jpg|thumb|200x200px|[[Teatro Municipal de Lima]]]]
Strongly influenced by [[Culture of Europe|European]], [[Andes|Andean]], [[Culture of Africa|African]] and [[Culture of Asia|Asian]] culture, Lima is a [[melting pot]], due to [[colonization]], immigration and [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous influences]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Marmon |first=Johanna |title=Colonial masterpiece: many who visit Peru come for the journey to ancient Macchu Picchu. But the former colonial—and current day—capital city of Lima is an architectural and gastronomic wonderland |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111620596.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110141728/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111620596.html |archive-date=10 November 2012 |access-date=13 January 2013 |newspaper=South Florida CEO |date=1 December 2003}}</ref> The [[Historic Center of Lima|Historic Center]] was declared a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 1988.
The city is known as the ''Gastronomical Capital of the Americas,'' mixing [[Spanish cuisine|Spanish]], [[Andes|Andean]] and [[Asian cuisine|Asian]] culinary traditions.<ref name="mixtura.biz">{{cite web |author=Web Design by Avtec Media |url=http://www.mixtura.biz/peruvian-cuisine/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111024918/http://www.mixtura.biz/peruvian-cuisine/index.htm |archive-date=2008-01-11 |title=Peruvian Cuisine ~ New Andean ~ Novoandina – Mixtura Restaurant:: The New Andean Cuisine:: Kirkland, Washington: Latin Spanish Peruvian Restaurants |publisher=Mixtura.biz |access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Hotel Bolivar 21 1.jpg|thumb|[[Gran Hotel Bolívar]] at the [[Plaza San Martín, Lima|Plaza San Martín]]]]
Lima's beaches, located along the northern and southern ends of the city, are heavily visited during the summer. Restaurants, clubs and hotels serve the beachgoers.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.jupitermag.com/nomads-notebook/lima-offers-both-luxury-and-local-life-experiences |title=Lima Offers Both Luxury And Local Life Experiences |website=Jupiter Magazine |date=28 December 2018 |language=en |access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref> Lima has a vibrant and active theater scene, including classic theater, cultural presentations, modern theater, experimental theater, dramas, dance performances and theater for children. Lima is home to the [[Teatro Municipal (Lima)|Municipal Theater]], Segura Theater, Japanese-Peruvian Theater, Marsano Theater, British theater, Theater of the PUCP Cultural Center and the Yuyachkani Theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.limaeasy.com/culture/theaters_lima.php |title=Theatres in Lima, Peru – LimaEasy (c) |publisher=LimaEasy |date=27 June 2009 |access-date=8 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629232543/http://www.limaeasy.com/culture/theaters_lima.php |archive-date=29 June 2009}}</ref>

===Architecture===
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures in Lima|Category:Tourist attractions in Lima}}
The architecture of the capital is characterized by a mixture of styles as reflected in the changes between trends throughout various periods of the city's history. Examples of [[Spanish Colonial architecture|colonial architecture]] include structures such as the [[Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima|Basilica and Convent of San Francisco]], the [[Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima|Metropolitan Cathedral]], and the [[Palacio de Torre Tagle]]. These constructions were generally influenced by the styles of Spanish Neoclassicism, [[Spanish Baroque architecture|Spanish Baroque]], and the Spanish Colonial styles during the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dwell.com/article/lima-peru-4ee4f7d3|title=Lima, Peru{{!}}dwell.com|date=26 February 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Convento de San Francisco de Asís.jpg|thumb|Convento de San Francisco de Asís]]
In the buildings of the historic center you can see over 1,600 [[Balconies of Lima|balconies]] dating from the Viceroyalty and Republican times.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3eK1nVLHgMC&dq=V!VA%20Travel%20Guides%3A%20Peru&pg=PP1|title=V!VA Travel Guides: Peru|first1=Ricardo|last1=Segreda|first2=Crit|last2=Minster|first3=Paula|last3=Newton|publisher=Viva Publishing Network|year=2009|isbn=978-0-9791264-3-7|page=66}}</ref> The types of balconies that the city presents are open balconies, flat, box, continuous, among others. These balconies are similar to those in Spain as well as [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]], Peru's third largest city. After the [[Independence of Peru]], a gradual shift towards [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] and [[Art Nouveau]] styles took place. Many of these constructions were influenced by the French architectural style.

[[File:Palacio de Torre Tagle.JPG|thumb|left|240px|[[Balconies of Lima|Balconies]] were a common colonial architectural feature in the historic center. In the image the [[Palacio de Torre Tagle]] completed in 1735.]]
In 1940, the census results reflected the city's major urban problems such as sanitation, housing, work, recreation and transportation. During the following years, the Society of Architects, the Institute of Urbanism, the Grupo Espacio, the magazine ''El Arquitecto Peruano'' and the Department of Architecture at the National School of Engineers were created. These entities tried to promote the improvement of urban conditions based on modern principles. Meanwhile, the State promoted the development of collective housing through organizations such as the National Housing Commission (CNV) and the National Office of Planning and Urban Development (ONPU). With the architect Fernando Belaunde as deputy, in 1945 the Housing Plan based on Neighborhood Units was made official.

Some government buildings as well as major cultural institutions were built in this architectural time period. During the 1950s and 1960s, several [[Brutalist style]] buildings were built on behalf of the [[Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru|military government]] of [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]]. Examples of this architecture are the [[Museo de la Nación]] and the [[Ministry of Defense (Peru)|Peruvian Ministry of Defense]]. The 20th century saw the appearance of glass [[skyscraper]]s, particularly around the [[San Isidro District, Lima|city's financial district]], San Isidro.There are also several new architectural projects and real estate. The current tallest building in Lima and all of Peru is the [[Torre Banco de la Nación]], which has a height of 140 metres.

===Language===
[[File:Sede del diario El Comercio, Lima, Perú, 2015-07-28, DD 99.JPG|thumb|Headquarters of the newspaper, [[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]]]
Known as [[Peruvian Coast Spanish]], Lima's Spanish is characterized by the lack of strong intonations as found in many other Spanish-speaking regions. It is heavily influenced by [[Castile (historical region)|Castilian]] Spanish. Throughout the Viceroyalty era, most of the Spanish nobility based in Lima were originally from Castile.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=113 |title=Articles: Colonial Lima according to Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa |publisher=Historical Text Archive |access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref> Limean Castillian is also characterized by the lack of ''[[voseo]]'', unlike many other [[Spanish language in the Americas|Hispanic American]] countries. This is because ''voseo'' was primarily used by Spain's lower socioeconomic classes, a social group that did not begin to appear in Lima until the late colonial era.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}

Limean Spanish is distinguished by its clarity in comparison to other Latin American accents and has been influenced by immigrant groups including Italians, [[Andalusian people|Andalusians]], West Africans, Chinese and Japanese. It also has been influenced by [[anglicism]]s as a result of [[globalization]], as well as by Andean Spanish and [[Quechuan languages|Quechua]], due to migration from the Andean highlands.<ref>{{Cite book |url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=jayN0hV5DDkC |page=124}}|title=The Colonial Divide in Peruvian Narrative|via=Google Books|isbn=978-1-84519-184-9|author1=Kokotovic, Misha|year=2007|publisher=Sussex Academic Press }}</ref>

[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]] is the largest and oldest newspaper outlet of Peru, headquartered in Lima. It was founded in 1839, by José Manuel Amunátegui y Muñoz and Alejandro Villota

===Museums===
{{Main|Museums in Lima}}
[[File:Museo de Arte de Lima 3.jpg|thumb|Museo de Arte]]

Lima is home to the country's highest concentration of museums, most notably the [[Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú]], Museum of Art, the Museo Pedro de Osma, the [[Museum of Natural History, Lima|Museum of Natural History]], the [[Museum of the Nation]], The Sala Museo Oro del Perú Larcomar, the Museum of Italian Art, the Museum of Gold and the [[Larco Museum]]. These museums focus on art, [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian cultures]], natural history, science and religion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.go2peru.com/webapp/ilatintravel/articulo.jsp?cod=1998845 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031228220754/http://www.go2peru.com/webapp/ilatintravel/articulo.jsp?cod=1998845 |archive-date=2003-12-28 |title=Information about Peru |publisher=Go2peru.com |access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref> The [[Museum of Italian Art]] shows European art.{{clear}}

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File:LimaMuseoNacion.jpg|The [[Museo de la Nación]] houses thousands of artifacts spanning the entire span of human occupation in Peru.
File:Barranco Museo Pedro de Osma.jpg|The Museo Pedro de Osma houses artistic objects dating from the 16th to 18th centuries, including paintings, sculptures, altarpieces, silverware, Huamanga stone carvings, furniture and other objects from regions with an ancient Andean artistic tradition.
File:Lima museo larco.jpg|[[Larco Museum]] is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art that is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building built over a 7th-century pre-Columbian pyramid.
File:Calle Antonio Polo Pueblo Libre.jpg|[[National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru]] is the largest and oldest museum in Peru.
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=== Food ===
{{Main|Peruvian cuisine}}

[[File:Causa Rellena.jpg|thumb|270x270px|[[Causa limeña]]]]
Lima is known as the ''Gastronomical Capital of the Americas''. A center of immigration and the center of the Spanish Viceroyalty, chefs incorporated dishes brought by the conquistadors and waves of immigrants: African, European, Chinese and Japanese.<ref name="mixtura.biz" /> Since the second half of the 20th century, international immigrants were joined by internal migrants from rural areas.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15424982_ITM |title=Peru's revolution in tastes: innovative chefs in Lima are dishing up a fusion of Andean and European cuisines with seasoning from around the world. (01-MAY-06) Americas (English Edition) |publisher=Accessmylibrary.com |date=1 May 2006 |access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref> Lima cuisines include [[Creole peoples|Creole food]], [[Chifa]]s, [[Ceviche|Cebicherias]] and [[Pollo a la Brasa|Pollerias]].<ref>{{cite book |url=http://filer.livinginperu.com/101reasons.pdf |title=101 Reasons to be proud of Peru |publisher=Peru Experience |location=Lima |year=2008 |access-date=10 October 2009 |isbn=978-603-45260-1-3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118052410/http://filer.livinginperu.com/101reasons.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2018}}</ref> The city is home to [[Central Restaurante]], which holds the title as [[Best restaurant in the world]], be voted for the title in 2023.

In the 21st century, its restaurants became recognized internationally.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.go2peru.com/spa/guia_viajes/lima/cocina_lima.htm |title=Gastronomía en Lima |website=go2peru.com |language=es |access-date=17 December 2014 |archive-date=11 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011012623/http://www.go2peru.com/spa/guia_viajes/lima/cocina_lima.htm }}</ref>

In 2007, the Peruvian Society for Gastronomy was born with the objective of uniting Peruvian gastronomy to put together activities that would promote Peruvian food and reinforce the Peruvian national identity. The society, called APEGA, gathered chefs, nutritionists, institutes for gastronomical training, restaurant owners, chefs and cooks, researchers and journalists. They worked with universities, food producers, artisanal fishermen and sellers in food markets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apega.pe/apega/-que-es-apega-S1/C1.html |title=APEGA Sociedad Peruana de Gastronomía – ¿Qué es Apega? |work=apega.pe |access-date=17 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818095447/http://www.apega.pe/apega/-que-es-apega-S1/C1.html |archive-date=18 August 2018 }}</ref> One of their first projects (2008) was to create the largest food festival in Latin America, called Mistura ("mixture" in Portuguese). The fair takes place in September every year. The number of attendees has grown from 30,000 to 600,000 in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/09/17/349038162/mistura-food-fest-gives-peruvian-cuisine-a-chance-to-shine |title=Mistura Food Fest Gives Peruvian Cuisine A Chance To Shine |website=[[NPR]]|date=17 September 2014 |last1=Bloudoff-Indelicato |first1=Mollie }}</ref> The fair congregates restaurants, food producers, bakers, chefs, street vendors and cooking institutes from for ten days to celebrate excellent food.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mistura.pe/mistura-2014/ |title=Mistura.pe |author=Aunt Poison S.A.C.|work=Mistura }}</ref>

Since 2011, several Lima restaurants have been recognized as among [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/past-lists/2011 |title=Past List 2011 |publisher=Theworlds50best.com |access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref> In 2023, Central was named the Best Restaurant in the World.<ref name=":1" />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Astrid y Gaston
![[Central Restaurante|Central]]
!Maido
|-
|2011
|42
| –
| –
|-
|2012
|35
| –
| –
|-
|2013
|14
|50
| –
|-
|2014
|18
|15
| –
|-
|2015
|14
|4
|44
|-
|2016
|30
|4
|13
|-
|2017
|33
|5
|8
|-
|2018
|39
|6
|7
|-
|2019
|–
|6
|10
|-
|2021
| -
|4
|7
|-
|2022
| -
|2
|11
|-
|2023
| -
|1
|6
|}

In 2016, Central was awarded No. 4 (chefs [[Virgilio Martínez Véliz|Virgilio Martinez]] and Pia Leon), Maido was awarded No. 13 (chef Mitsuharu Tsumura) and Astrid & Gaston was awarded No. 30 (chef Diego Muñoz and owned by chef Gaston Acurio).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/1-50-winners#t1-50 |title=1–50 The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants |publisher=Theworlds50best.com |access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref> In addition, Central was named No. 1 restaurant in the list of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2015. Out of the 50 best restaurants in Latin America, we find: Central #1, Astrid & Gaston #3, Maido #5, La Mar #12, Malabar #20, Fiesta #31, Osso Carnicería y Salumería #34, La Picanteria #36 and Rafael #50.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/latinamerica/en/the-list.html#t1-50 |title=Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 1–50 |publisher=Theworlds50best.com |date=4 September 2013 |access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref> These restaurants fuse ideas from across the country and the world.[[File:Ceviche en Desaguadero, lado peruano.jpg|thumb|[[Ceviche]]]]In 2023, Central was named the Best Restaurant in the World.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/the-list/1-10/central.html |title=Top 50 Restaurants in the World 2023 |publisher=Theworlds50best.com |date=20 June 2023 |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref>

Peruvian coffee and chocolate have also won international awards.<ref name=":0" />

Lima is the Peruvian city with the greatest variety and where different dishes representing South American cuisine can be found.

Ceviche is Peru's national dish and it's made from salt, garlic, onions, hot Peruvian peppers, and raw fish that's all marinated in lime. In Northern Peru, one can find black-oyster ceviche, mixed seafood

ceviche, crab and lobster ceviche. In the Andes one can also find trout ceviche and chicken ceviche.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://treehouselodge.com/ceviche-perus-national-dish/ |title=Ceviche, Peru's National Dish |website=treehouselodge.com |date=18 March 2016 |access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

About 1.7 million residents are not connected to the drinking water system and are forced to buy water from tankers, even though it is not always safe to drink. The problem of access to water continues to worsen due to drought, pollution, poor infrastructure, overexploitation by large companies and intensive agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.connectas.org/latinoamerica-tiene-sed/|title=Latinoamérica tiene sed - CONNECTAS|work=CONNECTAS |date=12 January 2022 |access-date=7 April 2023 |last1=Org |first1=Connectas }}</ref>{{Clear}}

===Religion===
[[File:Sacristía de San Pedro Lima.jpg|thumb|Sacristy of the colonial [[Basilica and Convent of San Pedro, Lima|Basilica of San Pedro]] of Lima. The painting by [[Bernardo Bitti]] in the background.]]
The arrival of the [[Conquistador|Spanish conquistadors]] in Peru meant the introduction of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic religion]] in this area populated by aborigines of various ethnic groups, who followed [[Animism|animist]] and [[Polytheism|polytheistic]] religions,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JrutOSGcIlQC&dq=Latinoam%C3%A9rica%3A%20Cien%20A%C3%B1os%20de%20Filosof%C3%ADa&pg=PP1|title=Latinoamérica: cien años de filosofía|volume=1|author=Carlos Rojas Osorio|publisher=Isla Negra Editores|year=2002|isbn=1-932271-02-3|page=89}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zpUFTBQtLz8C&dq=Mas%20Alla%20Del%20Homo%20Sapiens&pg=PP1|title=Mas Allá Del Homo Sapiens|volume=1|author=Mariu Suarez|publisher=[[Trafford Publishing]]|year=2001|isbn=1-55212-522-X|page=601}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWxzRcDWzWYC&dq=Diccionario%20Mitol%C3%B3gico%20Americano&pg=PP1|title=Diccionario mitológico americano: dioses, razas, leyendas|author1=Héctor V. Morel|author2=José Dalí Moral|publisher=Editorial Kier|year=1987|isbn=950-17-0327-4|page=18}}</ref> which produced a [[Syncretism#Religious syncretism|religious syncretism]]. Through a long process of indoctrination and practices among the pre-Columbian settlers, the Spanish [[friar]]s made faith their most important task. The city of Lima, capital of the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]], became in the 17th century a city of [[Monastery|monastic]] life where saints such as [[Rose of Lima]] (patron saint of Catholics in Lima, of [[National Police of Peru]], of the [[Republic of Peru]], of the [[Americas|American continent]] and of the [[Philippines]]) and [[Martín de Porres]].

The Peruvian capital is the seat of the [[Archdiocese of Lima]], which was established in 1541 as a [[diocese]] and in 1547 as an [[archdiocese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arzobispadodelima.org/blog/2010/06/22/resena-historica/|title=Reseña Histórica|website=Archbishop of Lima website|date=22 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720212659/http://www.arzobispadodelima.org/blog/2010/06/22/resena-historica/|archive-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> It is one of the oldest Ecclesiastical Provinces in the [[Americas]]. Currently the Archdiocese of Lima is in charge of [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] [[Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne|Juan Luis Cipriani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arzobispadodelima.org/blog/2010/06/24/relacion-de-arzobispos-de-lima/|title=Relación de Arzobispos de Lima|date=2010|website=Archbishop of Lima website|access-date=14 March 2022|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611185248/http://www.arzobispadodelima.org/blog/2010/06/24/relacion-de-arzobispos-de-lima/}}</ref> The city also has two [[mosque]]s of the [[Islam|Muslim religion]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://caminoalislam.com/convertirse-al-islam/centros-isamicos-/peru|title=Los Centros Islámicos de Perú|website=caminoalislam.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805171748/http://caminoalislam.com/convertirse-al-islam/centros-isamicos-/peru|archive-date=5 August 2013}}</ref> three [[synagogue]]s of the [[Judaism|Jewish religion]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itongadol.com/noticias/73732-comunidad-judia-de-peru-ante-el-desafio-de-la-llegada-de-familias-jovenes-y-su-crecimiento|title=Comunidad Judía de Perú. Ante el Desafío de la Llegada de Familias Jóvenes y su Crecimiento|website=itongadol.com|date=23 September 2013 }}</ref> a temple of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] located in [[La Molina District|La Molina]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/details/lima-peru-temple?lang=eng|title=Lima Peru Temple|website=churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref> a church of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox religion]] located in the [[Pueblo Libre District, Lima|district of Pueblo Libre]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Iglesia Ortodoxa de la Santisima Trinidad|url=http://santisima-trinidad-peruortodoxo.20fr.com/|website=santisima-trinidad-peruortodoxo.20fr.com}}</ref> five [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temples<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.budismo.com/directorios/peru.php|website=budismo.com|title=Directorio de Centros y Templos Budistas - Perú}}</ref> and six [[prayer]] rooms of the [[Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://direcciones.idmji.org/es/|title=Direcciones de la Iglesia|website=idmji.org}}</ref>

According to the [[2007 Peru Census]], 82.83% of Lima residents over the age of twelve declared they were [[Catholic]], while 10.90% profess the [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical religion]], 3.15% belong to other religions and 3.13% do not specify any religious affiliation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censos.inei.gob.pe/cpv2007/tabulados/|website=Censos Nacionales 2007 XI de Población y Vivienda|title=Cuadro N°1|publisher=[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática]]|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226013901/http://censos.inei.gob.pe/cpv2007/tabulados/}}</ref> One of the most prominent Catholic religious manifestations in the capital is the procession of the [[Lord of Miracles|Señor de Los Milagros]] (Lord of Miracles),<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=70I34daINx8C&dq=La%20Iglesia%20en%20el%20Per%C3%BA&pg=PP1|title=La Iglesia en el Perú: su historia social desde la independencia|author=Jeffrey L. Klaiber|publisher=[[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]]|year=1996|isbn=9972-42-032-9|page=136}}</ref> whose image dating from the [[Viceroyalty of Peru|colonial era]] goes out in procession through the streets of the city in the month of October of each year. The ''Señor de Los Milagros'' was named Patron of the city by the [[Cabildo of Lima]] in 1715 and Patron of Peru in 2010.

=== Sports ===
{{Main|Sport in Lima}}

The city has sports venues for [[basketball]], [[golf]] and [[volleyball]] among others, many within private clubs. A popular sport among Limenos is ''[[Paleta Frontón|fronton]]'', a [[racquet sport]] similar to ''[[Squash (sport)|squash]]'' invented in Lima. The city is home to seven international-class [[golf]] links. [[Equestrianism]] is popular in Lima with private clubs as well as the [[Hipódromo de Monterrico]] horse racing track. The most popular sport in Lima is [[Association football|football]] with professional club teams operating in the city. The [[Villa Deportiva Nacional]] (VIDENA) is the largest sports complex in Peru, located in the district of [[San Luis District, Lima|San Luis]].

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File:Vista aérea de la plaza de Acho en 2021.jpg|'''[[Plaza de toros de Acho]]'''; the plaza is classified as a national historic monument. It is the oldest [[bullring]] in the Americas.
File:Lima Peru- Estadio Nacional.jpg|[[Estadio Nacional del Perú|National Stadium of Peru]]; current capacity of 50,000 seats.
File:Estadio Monumental 2021.jpg|[[Estadio Monumental "U"]] is the highest capacity football stadium in South America and one of the largest in the world.
File:Lima Golf Club, San Isidro District.jpg|'''Lima Golf Club''' ([[San Isidro District, Lima|San Isidro District]])
File:Coliseo Eduardo Dibós 2019 interior entretiempo.jpg|[[Coliseo Eduardo Dibós]] is one of the largest arenas in Lima, used for the [[2019 Pan American Games]].
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The historic [[Plaza de toros de Acho]], located in the [[Rímac District]], a few minutes from the [[Plaza Mayor, Lima|Plaza de Armas]], holds [[Bullfighting|bullfights]] yearly. The season runs from late October to December. It also holds concerts, conventions and small football matches. The bullring is the oldest in the Americas and the second oldest in the world. It has a capacity of 14,000.

The [[131st IOC Session]] was held in Lima. The meeting saw Paris elected to host the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] and Los Angeles elected to host the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].

Lima would have had 2 venues for the [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] and the [[2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup]], however, they were stripped of hosting rights in the two tournaments. The city hosted the [[2004 Copa América]] and [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship]] and hosted the final of those tournaments. Lima were also the hosts of [[2019 Pan American Games]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mackay |first=Duncan |date=11 October 2013 |title=Lima awarded 2019 Pan American and Parapan Games |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/2019/1016437-lima-awarded-2019-pan-american-and-parapan-games |work=insidethegames.biz – International Olympic Committee, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News}}</ref> In 2024, they were selected once again to host the [[2027 Pan American Games]].

{| class="wikitable"
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!Club
!Sport
!League
!Venue
|-
|Peruvian Institute of Sport (IPD)
|Various
|Various
|[[Estadio Nacional (Lima)]]
[[Villa Deportiva Nacional]]
|-
|[[Club Universitario de Deportes]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|[[Peruvian Primera División|Liga 1]]
|[[Estadio Monumental "U"]]
|-
|[[Alianza Lima]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|[[Peruvian Primera División|Liga 1]]
|[[Estadio Alejandro Villanueva]]
|-
|[[Sporting Cristal]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|[[Peruvian Primera División|Liga 1]]
|[[Estadio Alberto Gallardo]]
|-
|[[Deportivo Municipal]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|[[Peruvian Segunda División|Liga 2]]
|[[Estadio Iván Elías Moreno]]
|-
|[[CD Universidad San Martín]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|[[Peruvian Segunda División|Liga 2]]
|[[Estadio Iván Elías Moreno]]
|-
|[[Regatas Lima]]
|Various
|Various
|Regatas Headquarters Chorrillos
|-
|Real Club Lima
|[[Basketball]], [[Volleyball]]
|Various
|[[San Isidro District, Lima|San Isidro]]
|}