Punta Hermosa
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Punta Hermosa is a district of the Lima Province in Peru.
[edit] Geography
Punta Hermosa borders the Pacific Ocean on the west, the district of Lurín on the north, Huarochirí Province's district of Santo Domingo de los Olleros on the east and the Punta Negra district on the south.
[edit] Beach resort
Punta Hermosa is located 42 km south of downtown Lima, to which it is connected by the Pan-American Highway. The district's main attractions are its beaches that are visited by thousands of persons every summer.
Punta Hermosa, which used to be a district where residents stayed only temporarily, has recently seen an urban expansion and is settled permanently.
[edit] External links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Punta Hermosa - Punta Hermosa district council official website (in Spanish)
- Perú Azul - Information and picture galleries on beaches in Peru (in Spanish)
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| Districts of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area |  |
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| Lima |
Ancón | Ate | Barranco | Breña | Carabayllo | Chaclacayo | Chorrillos | Cieneguilla | Comas | El Agustino | Independencia | Jesús María | La Molina | La Victoria | Lima | Lince | Los Olivos | Lurigancho | Lurín | Magdalena del Mar | Miraflores | Pachacamac | Pucusana | Pueblo Libre | Puente Piedra | Punta Hermosa | Punta Negra | Rímac | San Bartolo | San Borja | San Isidro | San Juan de Lurigancho | San Juan de Miraflores | San Luis | San Martín de Porres | San Miguel | Santa Anita | Santa María del Mar | Santa Rosa | Santiago de Surco | Surquillo | Villa El Salvador | Villa María del Triunfo |
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| Callao |
Bellavista | Callao | Carmen de la Legua Reynoso | La Perla | La Punta | Ventanilla |
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