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Characterized by green areas and
exclusive residential neighborhoods,
especially the traditional area of El
Olivar (Olive Park), named that way
because 1519 olive trees growing in the
park, found in 1560 by the Count of San
Isidro and was declared National
Monument in 1959. San Isidro has, in
recent years, become an important
tourist and business center with modern
buildings, hotels, restaurants, and
malls. The Huaca Huallamarca or Huaca
Pan de Azúcar (Sugar Loaf), a adobe
pyramidal temple of Maranga Culture
(200-500 AD) pre-inca, that
chronologically corresponds to the
beginning of regional development. The
place is a result of a series of
cultural superimpositions, the three
most important being the Lima, Wari, and
Inca cultures. The Site Museum houses
pieces found during the excavations of
the area. |
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