Capital City | Lima |
Capital location | 12 03 S, 77 03 W |
Capital - history | Founded 1535 by Spanish explorer Francisco Pizzarro. He named it Ciudad de los Reues ("City of the Kings"), but its present name is a derivation of Rimac, the river on whose banks the city stands. |
Capital - time difference | UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |