Universitario San Marcos

Lima, Peru (PE)

Founded 1551 by the Spanish king Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) and recognized by papal bull in 1571; closed at the time of the establishment of the republic of Peru and reinaugurated in 1861

Universitario San Marcos

Lima, Peru (PE)

Schools - Colleges/Universities
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By: kjfitz

Nearby:

Torre Alemana

Santa Catalina Convent & Plaza

Francisco Pizarro's tomb and display of remains at Lima Cathedral

Plaza Mayor, Lima

Government Palace, Lima

Monastery of San Francisco, Lima

Su-22U

Inside Estadio Nacional

Comments

Josema

@ 2005-09-01 15:38:57

This is the old large house of San Marcos (Antigua Casona de San Marcos). You can see the actual location of the San Marcos University at:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-12.057829,-77.079971&spn=0.009987,0.014616&t=k&hl=en
Well, almost...if you can see throug the clouds. At the left of the view you can see part of the San Marcos Stadium, one of the largest from Lima, but almost without use.