Lima

Capital of Peru

Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, located on the Pacific coast.

Founded by Spanish conquistadors in 1535, it remains Peru's cultural and economic center.

In the NATO phonetic alphabet, Lima represents the letter L.

Our flight connects through Lima. (Lowercase lima refers to the bean.)

Peru

capital

Wealth used for investment

Pacific · colonial · pisco · coast · cathedral · Spanish · Incas · fog · South America · government

NATO

alphabet

Language's letter system

spelling · military · code · letter · pilot · controller · transmission · clarity · Bravo · Charlie

Ohio

refinery

Industrial purification facility

small town · Ohio State · cornfields · rust belt

Categories
Opposites
geographical elevation/terrain

LimaLa Paz

Bolivia's administrative capital

Cusco · Quito · Bogotá · Lhasa · Kathmandu

climate type

LimaManaus

Brazilian city on Amazon

Singapore · Miami · Mumbai · London · Seattle

colonial legacy in the Americas

LimaCaracas

Chief city of Venezuela

Buenos Aires · Bogotá

Phrases
Family

lime

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G