Note: Callao, the largest port in Peru, is also referred to as a constitutional province, the only province of the Callao region Time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)Įtymology: 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 churchĢ5 regions (regiones, singular - region) and 1 province* (provincia) Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali Etymology: exact meaning is obscure, but the name may derive from a native word "biru" meaning "river"
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