Barranco District

{{Short description|District of Lima, Peru}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Barranco | settlement_type = [[Districts of Peru|District]] | image_skyline = Barranco District Lima Peru.jpg | image_caption = View under the [[Bridge of Sighs (Lima)|Bridge of Sighs]] | image_flag = Bandera_de_Barranco.png | flag_alt = | image_shield = Escudo_de_Barranco.jpg | shield_alt = | nickname = | image_map = Map of Lima highlighting Barranco.PNG | mapsize = frameless | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Lima Province | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{PER}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Peru|Department]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Department of Lima|Lima]]<!--Please refer to the page's relevant note and its sources prior to editing--> | subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Peru|Province]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Lima Province|Lima]] | parts_type = [[Subnational entity|Subdivisions]] | parts_style = para | p1 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = 26 October 1874 | seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]] | seat = | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Jessica Vargas | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3.33 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name="Sin_nombre-rHCU-1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.minsa.gob.pe/reunis/data/poblacion_estimada.asp|title=Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú}}</ref> | population_total = 37,525 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[Time in Peru|PET]] | utc_offset1 = -5 | blank_name_sec1 = [[UBIGEO]] | blank_info_sec1 = 150104 | website = [http://www.munibarranco.gob.pe munibarranco.gob.pe] | module = {{Infobox designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = PCN | designation1_offname = Zona Monumental de Barrnaco | designation1_type = Immobable tangible | designation1_date = {{dts|1972|12|28|df=yes}} | designation1_free1name = Legal basis | designation1_free1value = R.S. Nº 2900-72-ED}} }} '''Barranco''' is a [[List of districts of Lima|district of Lima]], [[Peru]]. A seaside district of the city, it is considered a [[Bohemianism|bohemian]] and [[Peruvian art|artistic]] centre, being the home and working place of many of Peru's leading artists, musicians, designers and photographers. Its beaches are among the most popular within the worldwide surfing community, and a marina completed in 2008 provides state-of-the-art services for its yacht club.

The '''Monumental Zone of Barranco''' ({{langx|es|Zona Monumental de Barranco}}) is the designation under which most of the district is administered under a special regime that protects the monumental heritage located in the district. The area, alongside its monuments, forms part of the [[cultural heritage of Peru]].

==Etymology== The name ''Barranco'' is [[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "[[ravine]]". Barranco has two ravines; one in the north where Armendariz Avenue is situated between [[Miraflores District, Lima|Miraflores District]] and Barranco, and one near the central part, the ''Bajada de los Baños''.

==History== '''San José de Surco''' was founded on 26 October 1874, with the [[Hermitage of Barranco]] chosen as its capital.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.leyes.congreso.gob.pe/Documentos/2016_2021/Mociones_de_Orden_del_Dia/Saludo/MC0081420161027.pdf |title=Moción de saludo |date=2016-10-27 |website=[[Congress of Peru|Congreso de la República]] |last=Aramayo Gaona |first=Alejandra}}</ref> The hermitage's location is traditionally considered the origin of the district, with an 18th-century legend claiming that two Indian fishermen who had become [[Castaway|lost at sea]] managed to find their way to the shore through a light cast by a cross located on the site.<ref name=MuniBarranco>{{Cite web |url=https://munibarranco.gob.pe/historia-de-barranco/ |title=Historia de Barranco |website=Municipalidad de Barranco}}</ref>

In the 19th century, it was a very fashionable beach resort for the local upper-class (also known as the ''aristocracy''), alongside neighbouring [[Chorrillos District|Chorrillos]].

The district was officially renamed from "San José de Surco" to "Barranco" through Law Decree No. 19001 of October 19, 1971.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Demarcación política del Perú: recopilación de leyes y decretos (Enero 1968-Mayo 1982) |publisher=[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática|Instituto Nacional de Estadística]] |year=1982 |pages=77–79 |language=es |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cEdJAQAAIAAJ}}</ref>

During the 2010s and 2020s, many high rises and other projects began to be built in Barranco as a result of [[urban renewal]], replacing a number of the district's traditional buildings.

==Politics== Barranco is under the jurisdiction of its own [[Municipalities of Peru|district municipality]], as well as that of the [[Metropolitan Municipality of Lima]].

===List of mayors=== Since 2023, the incumbent mayor is Jessica Vargas.

{| class="wikitable" style_"font-size:85% |- bgcolor="#ececec" ! rowspan=2|№ ! rowspan=2|Mayor ! rowspan=2|Party ! colspan=2|Term |- ! Begin ! End |- |1 |[[Pedro Bustamante|Pedro Bustamante y García]] |{{N/A}} |{{dts|1874}} |{{dts|1874}} |- |2 |Francisco García Monterroso | |{{dts|1875}} |{{dts|1878}} |- |3 |Benito Bregante | |{{dts|1879}} |{{dts|1880}} |- |4 |Alberto Lajon | |{{dts|1881}} |{{dts|1884}} |- |5 |Baldomero Prado de Zela {{small|(interim)}} | |{{dts|}}? |{{dts|}}? |- |6 |José Tiravanti {{small|(interim)}} | |{{dts|1887}}? |{{dts|}}? |- |7 |Manuel Checa {{small|(interim)}} | |{{dts|}}? |{{dts|}}? |- |8 |Juan Francisco Pazos Monasis | |{{dts|1887}} |{{dts|1891}} |- |9 |José Cornejo | |{{dts|1891}} |{{dts|1893}} |- |10 |Pedro Elguera | |{{dts|1893}} |{{dts|1895}} |- |11 |Pedro Solari | |{{dts|1895}} |{{dts|1899}} |- |12 |Pedro Swayne – José Mendoza | |{{dts|1900}} |{{dts|1901}} |- |13 |Pedro Heraud | |{{dts|1901}} |{{dts|1904}} |- |14 |Juan Francisco Pazos Varela | |{{dts|1904}} |{{dts|1906}} |- |15 |Aurelio Souza | |{{dts|1906}} |{{dts|1912}} |- |16 |{{ill|Pedro de Osma y Pardo|es}} | |{{dts|1912}} |{{dts|1914}} |- |17 |Catalina Miranda | |{{dts|1914}} |{{dts|1916}} |- |18 |Pedro de Osma Gildemeister | |{{dts|1917}} |{{dts|1919}} |- |19 |Cesar Morelli | |{{dts|1920}} |{{dts|1920}} |- |20 |Enrique de las Casas | |{{dts|1920}} |{{dts|1927}} |- |21 |Pedro Martinto | |{{dts|1927}} |{{dts|1930}} |- |22 |{{ill|Ignacio Brandariz|es}} | |{{dts|1930}} |{{dts|1932}} |- |23 |César Contreras | |{{dts|1932}} |{{dts|1933}} |- |24 |Enrique A. Coloma | |{{dts|1934}} |{{dts|1935}} |- |25 |Tomás A. Valeza | |{{dts|1935}} |{{dts|1938}} |- |26 |Germán Noriega del Valle | |{{dts|1938}} |{{dts|1940}} |- |27 |Manuel Montero Bernales | |{{dts|1940}} |{{dts|1947}} |- |28 |Javier Lanfranco | |{{dts|1947}} |{{dts|1948}} |- |29 |Luís Brambilla Tosso | |{{dts|1948}} |{{dts|1949}} |- |30 |Leopoldo Luna Ferrecio | |{{dts|1949}} |{{dts|1950}} |- |31 |Alfonso Ballón Elguera | |{{dts|1950}} |{{dts|1952}} |- |32 |Jorge Souza Miranda, Jr | |{{dts|1953}} |{{dts|1955}} |- |33 |Estuardo Núñez Hague | |{{dts|1956}} |{{dts|1956}} |- |34 |Manuel Campodónico Quevedo | |{{dts|1956}} |{{dts|1962}} |- |35 |Fernando Giuffa Fontanes | |{{dts|1962}} |{{dts|1963}} |- |36 |Jorge Rocha Arnao |[[Popular Action (Peru)|AP]]–[[Christian Democratic Party (Peru)|DC]] |{{dts|1964}} |{{dts|1966}} |- |37 |Héctor Vega León |[[Popular Action (Peru)|AP]]–[[Christian Democratic Party (Peru)|DC]] |{{dts|1967}} |{{dts|1969}} |- |38 |Tomas Paso Valles | |{{dts|1970}} |{{dts|1975}} |- |39 |Carlos Varela Morales | |{{dts|1975}} |{{dts|1976}} |- |40 |Renato Lectora Ginetti | |{{dts|1976}} |{{dts|1979}} |- |41 |Emilio Gordillo Angulo | |{{dts|1979}} |{{dts|1980}} |- |42 |Miguel Lora Arbulú | |{{dts|1980|06}} |{{dts|1980|12}} |- |43 |Nicodemes Montalván Prado |[[Popular Action (Peru)|Acción Popular]] |{{dts|1981}} |{{dts|1983}} |- |44 |Jorge del Castillo Gálvez |[[American Popular Revolutionary Alliance|APRA]] |{{dts|1983}} |{{dts|1983}} |- |45 |Danilo Delgado Bedoya<ref>{{Cite book |title=Estudio de renovación urbana de atractivos turísticos en el distrito de Barranco |last=Sánchez Campos |first=Elvis |publisher=[[National University of Engineering|Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]] |year=2004 |pages=49 |language=es}}</ref> | |{{dts|1985}} |{{dts|1986}} |- |46 |Pedro Allemant Centeno |[[American Popular Revolutionary Alliance|APRA]] |{{dts|1987}} |{{dts|1989}} |- |47 |Renato Lectora Ginetti |[[Democratic Front (Peru)|FREDEMO]] |{{dts|1990}} |{{dts|1992}} |- |48 |Carlos Gálvez Martínez |OBRAS |{{dts|1993}} |{{dts|1995}} |- |49 |Mario Zolezzi | |{{dts|1996}} |{{dts|1996}} |- |50 |Francisco Silva Checa |[[We Are Peru|Somos Lima]] |{{dts|1996}} |{{dts|1998}} |- |51 |Josefina Estrada de Capriata |[[We Are Peru|Somos Perú]] |{{dts|1999}} |{{dts|2002}} |- |52 |{{ill|Martín del Pomar|es}} |[[National Unity (Peru, 2000)|Unidad Nacional]] |{{dts|2003}} |{{dts|2006}} |- |53 |{{ill|Antonio Mezarina|es}} |[[National Restoration (Peru)|Restauración Nacional]] |{{dts|2007}} |{{dts|2010}} |- |54 |{{ill|Jessica Vargas Gómez|es}} |[[Christian People's Party (Peru)|PPC]] |{{dts|2011}} |{{dts|2014}} |- |55 |{{ill|Antonio Mezarina|es}} |[[Alliance for Progress (Peru)|APP]] |{{dts|2015}} |{{dts|2018}} |- |56 |{{ill|José Rodríguez Cárdenas|es}} |Siempre Unidos |{{dts|2019}} |{{dts|2022}} |- |57 |{{ill|Jessica Vargas Gómez|es}} |[[Popular Renewal|Renovación Popular]] |{{dts|2023}} |{{dts|}}''Incumbent'' |- |}

===Subdivisions=== The district's central area is a designated [[Cultural heritage of Peru|Monumental Zone]] since 1972.

Barranco is the site of a lone [[Populated centres of Peru|populated centre]] that is coterminous with the district:<ref>{{Cite book |title=Directorio Nacional de Centros Poblados. Censos Nacionales 2017: XII de Población, VII de Vivienda y III de Comunidades Indígenas |publisher=[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática]] |year=2018 |pages=1279 |language=es |url=https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1541/index.htm |volume=4}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" text-align:center;" |- ! Code ! Name ! Region Type ! Altitude ([[Height above mean sea level|MSL]]) ! Population (total) ! Housing (total) |- | 0001 | Barranco | [[Chala]] | 97 | 34,378 ([[2017 Peruvian census|2017]]) | 13,509 ([[2017 Peruvian census|2017]]) |}

===Twin cities=== As of 2025, Barranco is twinned with the following places: *{{flagdeco|United States}} [[Oakland County, Michigan]] *{{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Jun, Granada]]

==Geography== ===Climate=== The cliffs of Chorrillos shield Barranco from colder and more humid winds coming from the South. As a result, Barranco has a micro-climate that is warmer and drier than many of the other districts of Lima, which are generally more humid, especially between May and October.

==Culture== Barranco is commonly referred to as the city's foremost bohemian and artistic district, with a pedestrian-friendly layout and a historical tie to many of the country's best-known artists, such as singer-songwriter [[Chabuca Granda]], poet [[Martín Adán]], and writer [[Mario Vargas Llosa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cultura y Turismo |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munibarranco/campa%C3%B1as/43331-cultura-y-turismo |website=[[Gob.pe]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Jessica Vargas: “Ser de Barranco es sentir orgullo por vivir en un distrito que conserva su esencia cultural, artística y bohemia” |last=Pozzi-Escot |first=Sol |date=2025-11-03 |url=https://www.expreso.com.pe/actualidad/jessica-vargas-ser-de-barranco-es-sentir-orgullo-por-vivir-en-un-distrito-que-conserva-su-esencia-cultural-artistica-y-bohemia-noticia/1236440/ |work=[[Expreso]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=La ruta literaria y artística de Barranco: un viaje encantador a través de la historia y la creatividad |date=2024-07-02 |url=https://elcomercio.pe/corresponsales-escolares/la-ruta-literaria-y-artistica-de-barranco-un-viaje-encantador-a-traves-de-la-historia-y-la-creatividad-noticia/ |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref>

A popular [[Spanish proverbs|Spanish proverb]] (''{{Wikt-lang|es|quien va a Sevilla pierde su silla}}'') has a local variant that refers to the district ({{lang|es|El que se fue a Barranco, perdió su banco}}).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Descifrando el origen y el significado del dicho ‘el que se fue a Barranco, perdió su banco’ |last=Campó |first=Sandra |date=2024-05-15 |url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/05/15/descifrando-el-origen-y-el-significado-del-dicho-el-que-se-fue-a-barranco-perdio-su-banco/ |work=[[Infobae]]}}</ref>

=== <span class="anchor" id="Monumental Zone of Barranco"></span> Landmarks === The '''Monumental Zone of Barranco''' is the designation under which a large part of the district has been administered since 1972, in which a number of buildings have been granted [[UNESCO]]'s blue shield since 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Barranco: Escudo Azul será entregado a siete patrimonios culturales del distrito |date=2025-08-05 |url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/sucesos/barranco-escudo-azul-de-unesco-sera-entregado-a-siete-patrimonios-culturales-ultimas-noticia/ |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref> Barranco has many houses in the colonial and Republican style (called "casonas"), flower-filled parks and streets, and appealing beachfront areas. A number of high-rise buildings have been constructed in areas surrounding the district's historic quarter, near the district's limits with [[Miraflores District, Lima|Miraflores]] and [[Santiago de Surco]].

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible " style="text-align:center" style="width:95%" |- |colspan=4|<div style="text-align: center;">'''Landmarks included in the Monumental Zone'''</div> |- ! style="width:120px;"|Name !! Location !! Notes !! Photo |- |colspan=2|Alameda Sáenz Peña |[[Avenue (landscape)|Tree-lined avenue]] surrounded by a number of 19th-century and early to mid-20th century buildings. An obelisk dedicated to [[José de San Martín]] sits at its intersection with San Martín Avenue, and a statue of [[Mafalda]] is found at its end near a coastal viewpoint. It is named after Argentine politician [[Roque Sáenz Peña]], who fought for Peru during the [[War of the Pacific]]. |[[File:AVENIDA SÁENZ PEÑA CUADRA 3.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |colspan=2|[[Miguel Grau Avenue (Barranco)|Avenida Almirante Miguel Grau]] |Named after Peruvian admiral [[Miguel Grau]], it serves as one of the district's main avenues, connecting it with [[Miraflores District, Lima|Miraflores]] and passing through its central park and merging with Francisco Bolognesi Avenue two blocks to the park's south. |[[File:2017 Lima - Fachadas en el 330 Avenida Almirante Grau, Distrito de Barranco.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |colspan=2|Avenida Pedro de Osma |One of the main avenues of the district. It begins next to Municipal Park and continues into [[Chorrillos District]]. A transit line of the former [[Lima Tramway|cable car system]] crosses its western side. |[[File:AVENIDA_PEDRO_DE_OSMA_CUADRA_1-2.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |colspan=2|{{ill|Bajada de los Baños|es}} |Pedestrian promenade that connects the central part of the district with a footpath that descends towards a beach on the other side of [[Costa Verde (Peru)|the coast's highway]]. |[[File:Barranco District Lima Peru.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Biblioteca Municipal Manuel Beingolea |Municipal Park |Manuel Beingolea Municipal Library was inaugurated on October 1, 1922, under the mayoralty of Enrique de las Casas and during the presidency of [[Augusto B. Leguía]]. It was initially inaugurated on the left part of its current premises, moving to [[Luis Gálvez Chipoco Stadium|Fraternity Park]] in 1958 and moving to its current building in 1966, forming part of the [[cultural heritage of Peru]].<ref name=Barranco2016>{{Cite book |title=Plan Distrital de Seguridad Ciudadana del Distrito de Barranco |publisher=Municipalidad de Barranco |year=2016 |pages=11–17 |language=es |url=https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/3008593/Ordenanza_447-2016-MDB.pdf.pdf}}</ref> It was given [[UNESCO]]'s [[Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict|blue shield]] in 2025.<ref name=UNESCOGob>{{Cite news |title=Inmuebles con Escudo Azul del Patrimonio Barranquino |date=2025-08-01 |work=[[Gob.pe]] |publisher=Municipalidad Distrital de Barranco |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munibarranco/campa%C3%B1as/115446-inmuebles-con-escudo-azul-del-patrimonio-barranquino}}</ref> |[[File:Lima, Peru - Library of Barranco.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Casa Dasso |Av. Sáenz Peña |Private residence dating back to the early 20th century. It is an integral part of Sáenz Peña Avenue's monumental axis. |[[File:Av. Saenz Peña, Barranco 02.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Casa De la Puente Wiese |Alameda Sáenz Peña |Built between 1915 and 1920 in an [[Eclecticism in architecture|eclectic style]] as a residence. It also features [[Moorish Revival architecture|neo-Moorish]] and [[Gothic Revival architecture|neo-Gothic]] ornaments in its façade. It currently functions as a contemporary art gallery. It was given [[UNESCO]]'s [[Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict|blue shield]] in 2025.<ref name=UNESCOGob/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Galería Lucía de la Puente – Casa De la Puente Wiese |date=2025-08-01 |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munibarranco/campa%C3%B1as/115440-galeria-lucia-de-la-puente-casa-de-la-puente-wiese |work=[[Gob.pe]] |publisher=Municipalidad Distrital de Barranco}}</ref> |{{N/A}}<!--[[File:|centre|150px]]--> |- |Casa Ferrand Zavala |Jirón Cajamarca |Private residence built in 1911 using adobe and wood. It has since been preserved as a representative building of its time period, and was given [[UNESCO]]'s [[Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict|blue shield]] in 2025.<ref name=UNESCOGob/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Casa Ferrand Zavala |date=2025-08-01 |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munibarranco/campa%C3%B1as/115437-casa-ferrand-zavala |work=[[Gob.pe]] |publisher=Municipalidad Distrital de Barranco}}</ref> |{{N/A}}<!--[[File:|centre|150px]]--> |- |Casa Miró Quesada |Al. Sáenz Peña & Av. San Martín |The building dates back to 1914, and was designed by French architect [[Claude Sahut]]. It currently operates as the Hotel B, a [[boutique hotel]]. It is an integral part of Sáenz Peña Avenue's monumental axis, giving the avenue its historic character. It was given [[UNESCO]]'s [[Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict|blue shield]] in 2025.<ref name=UNESCOGob/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Casa Miro Quesada – Hotel Boutique |date=2025-08-01 |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munibarranco/campa%C3%B1as/115439-casa-miro-quesada-hotel-boutique |work=[[Gob.pe]] |publisher=Municipalidad Distrital de Barranco}}</ref> |[[File:Av. Saenz Peña, Barranco 12.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Casa Piselli |Jr. 28 de Julio & Melgar |Corner building dating back to 1923, built using adobe and wood. It is currently used by García Bustamante, a law firm after which it is also named. It was given [[UNESCO]]'s [[Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict|blue shield]] in 2025.<ref name=UNESCOGob/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Casa Piselli – Estudio García Bustamante |date=2025-08-01 |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munibarranco/campa%C3%B1as/115434-casa-piselli-estudio-garcia-bustamante |work=[[Gob.pe]] |publisher=Municipalidad Distrital de Barranco}}</ref> |{{N/A}}<!--[[File:|centre|150px]]--> |- |Casa República |Av. Sáenz Peña 208 |Built in 1915 and designed by architect {{ill|Enrique Bianchi|es}}, with Moorish and Art Nouveau influences. It was restored in 2009, and currently functions as a hotel and restaurant. It was given [[UNESCO]]'s [[Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict|blue shield]] in 2025.<ref name=UNESCOGob/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Casa República – Hotel Boutique Ugarte Maggiolo |date=2025-08-01 |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munibarranco/campa%C3%B1as/115441-casa-republica-hotel-boutique-ugarte-maggiolo |work=[[Gob.pe]] |publisher=Municipalidad Distrital de Barranco}}</ref> |[[File:Barranco Bianchi 2.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Casa Rosell-Ríos |Av. Grau 426-428-430 |Private residence built between 1909 and 1912 as a summer home for the family of the same name and designed by French architect H. Ratouin (who was possibly assisted by Hugo Behr and Francisco Alva).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Casa Rosell-Ríos. Barranco. Casa Cor Perú 2009. |date=2009-07-29 |url=https://www.arquitecturaperuana.pe/2009/07/casa-rosell-rios-barranco-casa-cor-peru.html |work=Bitácora Arquitectura Peruana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Casa Rossell Ríos: Filatelia |url=https://www.serpost.com.pe/assets/pdf/Boletines/13_Casa%20Rosell.pdf |last=Gutiérrez Baella |first=Danilo Fernando |website=[[Serpost]]}}</ref> |[[File:2017 Lima - Fachada de la Casa Rosell-Ríos.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |[[Embassy of Spain, Lima|Casa Solari de Checa]] |Av. Sáenz Peña 136 & Av. San Martín |Private residence commissioned by María Luisa Solari de Checa as her residence and built by [[Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski]] in a Republican style.<ref>{{Cite news |title="La ruta Malachowski" en Miraflores y Barranco |last=Quiroz Galvan |first=Diana Mery |date=2019-05-23 |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/arte/ruta-malachowski-miraflores-barranco-noticia-ecpm-637823-noticia/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121083341/https://elcomercio.pe/luces/arte/ruta-malachowski-miraflores-barranco-noticia-ecpm-637823-noticia/ |archive-date=2020-01-21 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It was donated to Spain in the 1920s, whose government has since used the building as its ambassadorial residence. |[[File:Embajada de España, Barranco Lima.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Casa Zegarra |Jirón Martínez de Pinillos & Pasaje Tacna |Building designed by [[Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski]] dating back to 1923, combining neo-classical, Victorian and Art Nouveau styles. Originally built as a residence, it currently houses a boutique hotel. It was given [[UNESCO]]'s [[Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict|blue shield]] in 2025.<ref name=UNESCOGob/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Casa Zegarra – Hotel Boutique Ugarte Maggiolo |date=2025-08-01 |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/munibarranco/campa%C3%B1as/115442-casa-zegarra-hotel-boutique-ugarte-maggiolo |work=[[Gob.pe]] |publisher=Municipalidad Distrital de Barranco}}</ref> |{{N/A}}<!--[[File:|centre|150px]]--> |- |[[Hermitage of Barranco|Iglesia La Ermita de Barranco]] |Plazuela Chabuca Granda |[[Catholic]] [[church building]] that once served as the district's [[Capital city|capital]] and [[cathedral]], next to the [[Bridge of Sighs (Lima)|Bridge of Sighs]], and has been closed since 1974 due to the damages caused by [[1974 Lima earthquake|that year's earthquake]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alcalde de Barranco: "Propusimos [restaurar la ermita] pero no hubo respuesta" |url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/alcalde-de-barranco-propusimos-restaurar-la-ermita-pero-no-hubo-respuesta-entrevista-noticia/ |last=Raffo |first=Francesca |date=2022-02-12 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Barranco: siete inmuebles de la Zona monumental presentan graves daños |url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/barranco-siete-inmuebles-de-la-zona-monumental-presentan-graves-danos-mapa-y-fotos-ermita-de-barranco-casona-municipalidad-de-barranco-derrumbe-puente-de-los-suspiros-noticia/ |last=Cayetano |first=José |date=2023-06-07 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref> |[[File:La Iglesia Ermita (13669509683).jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Mirador Catalina Recavarren |Bajada de los Baños |[[Scenic viewpoint]] located at the end of La Ermita street. It was built in late 1898 under the administration of Mayor Pedro Allemant Centeno (1896–1899).<ref name=Barranco2016/> It is immediately surrounded by traditional buildings, which house restaurants and [[bed and breakfast]] establishments. |[[File:Construction in Barranco, Lima, Peru.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Municipalidad de Barranco |Municipal park |Administrative headquarters of the district's municipal government. A mural dedicated to singer [[Chabuca Granda]] is located to its side, which faces the road that descends toward the Bridge of Sighs. |[[File:Municipalidad de Barranco, Lima, Perú.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |[[Museum of Contemporary Art of Lima|Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Lima]] |Av. Grau 511 |[[Art museum]] dedicated to [[contemporary art]] designed by Peruvian architect [[Frederick Cooper Llosa]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Wulfhart |first=Nell McShane |title=The Most Cosmopolitan Neighborhood in Lima |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-cosmopolitan-neighborhood-in-lima-1509027543 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=26 October 2017}}</ref> and built on land donated by the Municipality.<ref>{{cite web |title=Museo de Arte Contemporáneo—Lima (MAC) Review – Lima Peru – Sights |publisher=[[Fodor's Travel]] |url=https://www.fodors.com/world/south-america/peru/lima/things-to-do/sights/reviews/museo-de-arte-contemporaneolima-mac-608384 |website=Fodor's}}</ref> It is run as a private non-profit organization.<ref>{{cite web |last=Samuels |first=A. J. |title=The Best Contemporary Art Galleries In Lima |url=https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/peru/articles/the-10-best-contemporary-art-galleries-in-lima-spotlight-on-peruvian-art/ |website=Culture Trip}}</ref> |[[File:Museo de Arte Contemporáneo en Lima.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |{{ill|Pedro de Osma Museum|es|Museo Pedro de Osma|lt=Museo Pedro de Osma}} |Av. Pedro de Osma 421 |The former residence of Pedro and Angélica de Osma Gildemeister, it currently functions as a museum with a permanente Viceregal collection in display. It received [[UNESCO]]'s [[Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict|blue shield]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Museo Pedro de Osma recibirá reconocimiento de la Unesco por su valor histórico |last=Quispe |first=Harold |date=2024-04-17 |url=https://rpp.pe/cultura/mas-cultura/museo-pedro-de-osma-recibio-el-escudo-azul-de-la-unesco-noticia-1547971 |work=[[RPP Noticias]]}}</ref> |[[File:Museo Pedro de Osma - fachada.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |colspan=2|Parque Municipal de Barranco |The district's central park was inaugurated on February 13, 1898, by then mayor Pedro Solari. A fountain with a naiad's sculpture was installed in 1906, and the park was completely remodelled in 1943, giving the public space its current appearance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parque Municipal De Barranco |url=https://consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe/fichaInventario/index.aspx?cod_Ficha=1913 |last=Reaño Torres |first=Alex |date=2025-07-31 |website=[[Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Peru)|Recursos Turísticos]] |last2=Espichán Cortez |first2=María Emilia}}</ref> The district's municipal library, municipal building, and church all surround the park. |[[File:Praça de Armas de Barranco, Lima - Peru - panoramio.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |Parroquia La Santísima Cruz |Municipal Park |The damage suffered by the [[Hermitage of Barranco]] due to the [[1940 Lima earthquake|an earthquake]] led to a request reaching the city's archbishop, requesting his authorisation to build a new church.<ref name=MuniBarranco/> This was granted in 1942, with construction works starting in 1944 before being ultimately consecrated by [[Juan Landázuri Ricketts]] on June 1, 1963,<ref name=Barranco2016/><ref name=Orrego/> in a ceremony attended by the church's patrons, siblings Pedro and Angélica de Osma Gildemeister.<ref name=Barranco2016/> |[[File:Parque municipal de Barranco. Iglesia de la Santa Cruz.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |colspan=2|Plazuela Chabuca Granda |Public space named after [[Chabuca Granda]], a 20th-century singer whose works have since been designated part of the [[Cultural heritage of Peru]]. It is connected to the other side of the Bajada de los Bajos by the Bridge of Sighs. It houses the district's Hermitage Church, and a monument to Granda and [[José Antonio de Lavalle y García]], a friend of her father who inspired [[José Antonio (song)|a song named after him]]. Granda also wrote [[El puente de los suspiros (song)|a song dedicated to the bridge]], among other works. |[[File:Monumento a Chabuca Granda.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |[[Bridge of Sighs (Lima)|Puente de los Suspiros]] |Bajada de los Baños |The Bridge of Sighs receives its name from its the popular tradition that indicated the place as a meeting point for romanctic couples.<ref>{{Cite news |title=El Puente de los Suspiros en el corazón de Barranco |url=https://peru.com/viajes/conozca-peru/puente-suspiros-corazon-barranco-fotos-noticia-292428 |date=2014-10-14 |work=Peru.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Cebiche y bohemia |url=https://elviajero.elpais.com/elviajero/2010/12/30/actualidad/1293705244_850215.html |date=2010-12-30 |work=[[El País]]}}</ref> It dates back to 1876, having been rebuilt after its destruction by Chilean troops in 1881, who occupied the area during the [[War of the Pacific]]. |[[File:PUENTE DE LOS SUSPIROS.jpg|centre|150px]] |- |}

It addition to the landmarks above, Barranco also has a number of beaches (Los Yuyos, Las Cascadas, Los Pavos, Barranquito, and Las Sombrillas).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Descubre las 5 playas más populares de la Costa Verde en Miraflores y Barranco |date=2025-03-10 |url=https://elcomercio.pe/vamos/peru/las-5-playas-mas-visitadas-de-la-costa-verde-costa-verde-playas-miraflores-barranco-visitadas-playas-mas-visitadas-noticia/ |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|Vamos]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Conoce la situación de algunas playas de Lima y Callao |date=2015-01-24 |url=https://tvperu.gob.pe/noticias/locales/conoce-la-situacion-de-algunas-playas-de-lima-y-callao |work=[[TV Perú]]}}</ref> A marina opened in 2008.

==Transport== The district's Pedro de Osma Avenue is served by a scenic tramway route, once part of [[Lima Tramway|the broader system]] that once serviced the whole city and its surroundings. Francisco Bolognesi Avenue is served by a route of the [[Metropolitano (Lima)|Metropolitano bus system]].

==Notable people== *[[Maria Isabel Sanchez-Concha]] (1889–1977), pioneer film maker.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maria Isabel Sánchez Concha Aramburú – Women Film Pioneers Project |url=https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-maria-isabel-sanchez-concha-aramburu/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=wfpp.columbia.edu}}</ref>

== See also == * [[Administrative divisions of Peru]]

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