{"id":3364,"date":"2020-08-20T08:41:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T06:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:07:01","slug":"plaza-de-armas-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/peru\/plaza-de-armas-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Plazas de Armas of Peru: the 5 most beautiful squares of the country"},"content":{"rendered":"

To talk about the Plazas de Armas of Peru<\/b>, is to talk about history, tourism, art, culture and recreation of each locality where they are located. They were born as a result of the idea of the Spanish colonizers to found new cities with large spaces and received the name of Plazas Mayores. Currently, they are spaces that attract tourists from all over the world<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Many of these squares are considered must-see places to visit in Peru<\/a>. The vegetable lungs in the middle of the cities become the nerve center of the main cities of Peru where you can stroll or rest.<\/p>\n

Plaza de Armas of Lima<\/h2>\n

Around it are important buildings such as: the Government Palace of Peru, the Cathedral of Lima<\/b> with its Renaissance facade, the Archbishop’s Palace and the Municipal Palace whose colorful wooden balconies of colonial and republican times open onto the square.<\/p>\n

The Plaza de Armas of Lima has beautiful gardens<\/b>, sculptures, a fountain or central fountain of the colonial era and palm trees. It has electric lanterns that, together with the lights of the buildings that surround the place, generate a luminosity that you will not be able to forget. Another of the great attractions that attracts most tourists is the changing of the guard at 12 noon<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\"Plaza<\/p>\n

The central font<\/b> is one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in the square. The last remodeling was in 1651<\/b> and is the version that remains to this day, even though it has suffered the deterioration of the passage of time and natural disasters<\/b> occurred over more than 300 years. What resistance! <\/p>\n

Plaza de Armas of Cusco<\/h2>\n

The place where the Plaza de Armas of Cusco is located was in ancient times a marshland and is the perfect place to start the Cusco City Tour<\/a>. At the time of the Incas it was dried and transformed into a religious, cultural and administrative center of the Tahuantinsuyo empire<\/b>, the one of all life. With the Spanish occupation, temples and residences were built around it on the bases of ancient Inca palaces and buildings<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\"Banner<\/a><\/p>\n

Today this square is known by the name of Huacaypata<\/b>. It is located in the central area of Cusco, surrounded by jewelry stores, tourist restaurants and temples from the time of the conquest. It is one of the most expensive areas of the city, could you imagine it?<\/p>\n

\"Plaza<\/p>\n

Interesting attractions of the Plaza de Armas of Cusco<\/b>:<\/p>\n