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Capital Peru, in 36 editions.
The entry for Peru published Capital in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 6 editions. Each is shown as published. Capital in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 6
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Capital” (1990 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 7 editions, 1990 to 1996.
Lima
Lima
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “National capital”
Lima
Lima
The same text in 7 editions, 1999 to 2005.
Lima
Lima
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- name:
- Lima
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 03 S, 77 03 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
name: Lima
geographic coordinates: 12 03 S, 77 03 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
The same text in 5 editions, 2009 to 2013.
- name:
- Lima
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 03 S, 77 03 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
name:
Lima
geographic coordinates:
12 03 S, 77 03 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- name:
- Lima
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 03 S, 77 03 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
name:
Lima
geographic coordinates:
12 03 S, 77 03 W
time difference:
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC DC, during Standard Time)
The same text in 4 editions, 2015 to 2018.
- name:
- Lima
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 03 S, 77 03 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
name:
geographic coordinates:
time difference:
The same text in 6 editions, 2019 to 2024.
- name:
- Lima
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 03 S, 77 03 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- the word "Lima" derives from the Spanish pronunciation of "Limaq," the native name for the valley in which the city was founded in 1535;
- "limaq" means "talker" in coastal Quechua and referred to an oracle that was situated in the valley but which was eventually destroyed by the Spanish and replaced with a church
Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
name: Lima
geographic coordinates: 12 03 S, 77 03 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the word "Lima" derives from the Spanish pronunciation of "Limaq," the native name for the valley in which the city was founded in 1535; "limaq" means "talker" in coastal Quechua and referred to an oracle that was situated in the valley but which was eventually destroyed by the Spanish and replaced with a church
- name:
- Lima
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 03 S, 77 03 W
- time difference:
- UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- the name is an early Spanish mispronunciation of the Quechua name Rimak , referring to a god and deriving from the word rima (to speak);
- Quechua priests used to speak to worshippers from inside statues of their gods
name: Lima
geographic coordinates: 12 03 S, 77 03 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the word "Lima" derives from the name is an early Spanish pronunciation mispronunciation of "Limaq," the native Quechua name for the valley in which Rimak , referring to a god and deriving from the city was founded in 1535; "limaq" means "talker" in coastal word rima (to speak); Quechua and referred priests used to an oracle that was situated in the valley but which was eventually destroyed by the Spanish and replaced with a church speak to worshippers from inside statues of their gods
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Peru: Capital.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/peru/capital.