Updated Review: January 2024

For visitors to Lima, the new 2023 Map will come in useful! The map of the inscribed area is 18.5 ha larger than the 2013 map thanks to recent boundary modifications and includes some non-contiguous areas. When I visited in 2009 there was no sufficient map at all! Els first mentioned this boundary modification (and others) in her Fall 2023 Blog post.

Besides the sites around the The Plaza de Armas, the highlight of my exploration of Lima was the 'Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo' (Museo Santo Domingo). The courtyard, the tile work, the library all made this historic site the most lasting memory of Lima for me. The Basílica and Convent of San Francisco and the San Agustin Church were also noteworthy stops.

A ICOMOS Mission Report in 2017 demonstrated Peru's progress in protecting archaeological sites in Lima such as the 'Site Museum Bodega y Quadra' which opened in 2012 and the 'Parque de la Muralla' which includes some of the archeological remains of Lima's City Wall. I was completely unaware of both sites in 2009.

Is there more to see than we thought in Lima? Would it improve our 'community perspective' at all? With the new map and specifically the 'Site Museum Bodega y Quadra' to visit, I think Lima deserves a return visit. There has not been any new reviews since 2019. Two other historic sites also sparked my interest. The Quinta Del Marques De Presa looks impressive (see World Monuments Fund link below). Lastly, the recent boundary modification is clearly attempting to include/protect some of the last remaining city walls of Lima, including the Bastion Santa Lucia (which is in dire need of protection).

• Centro Cultural de San Marcos, the Museo de Arqueología y Antropólogía UNMSM, and Museo de Arte (Graduate Room)
• Quinta Del Marques De Presa (newly added to the World Heritage site in 2023) *World Monuments Fund - "A Unique 18th Century Suburban Villa"