Punta Hermosa
Encyclopedia
Punta Hermosa is one of 43 districts
of the Lima Province
in Peru
. The capital of the district is the village of Punta Hermosa. The district's main attractions are its beaches.
on the west, the Lurín District
on the north, Huarochirí Province's
district of Santo Domingo de los Olleros
on the east and the Punta Negra
district on the south.
, to which it is connected by the Pan-American Highway
. The district's main attraction is its beaches, which are visited by thousands of people every summer. The area, which used to be a resort/vacation district where visitors stayed only temporarily, has recently seen an urban
expansion and an increase in permanent year-round residents.
Districts of Lima
The province of Lima is divided into forty three districts of Lima which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The city proper of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts. The remaining thirteen districts consist of mostly rural and sparsely...
of the Lima Province
Lima Province
Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital....
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. The capital of the district is the village of Punta Hermosa. The district's main attractions are its beaches.
Geography
Punta Hermosa borders the Pacific OceanPacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
on the west, the Lurín District
Lurín District
The Peruvian district of Lurín is one of the 43 that make up the Lima Province.-Boundaries:It borders on the north with the districts of Pachacamac, Villa María del Triunfo, and Villa el Salvador, to the east also with the Pachacamac District, to the south with Punta Hermosa, and to the west with...
on the north, Huarochirí Province's
Huarochirí Province
Huarochirí Province is located in the Lima Region of Peru. Its capital is Matucana. The western section is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area.-Political division:The province is divided into thirty-two districts.* Antioquia...
district of Santo Domingo de los Olleros
Santo Domingo de los Olleros District
Santo Domingo de los Olleros District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru.-References:...
on the east and the Punta Negra
Punta Negra
The Peruvian district of Punta Negra is one of the 43 districts of the Province of Lima. It borders the district of Punta Hermosa to the north, the Province of Huarochirí to the east, the district of San Bartolo to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west....
district on the south.
Political division
The district is divided into 4 populated centers :- Punta Hermosa
- Capilla Lucumo
- Cucuya
- Pampapacta
Beach resort
Punta Hermosa is located 42 km south of downtown LimaLima District
Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....
, to which it is connected by the Pan-American Highway
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads measuring about in total length. Except for an rainforest break, called the Darién Gap, the road links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to Guinness World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world's...
. The district's main attraction is its beaches, which are visited by thousands of people every summer. The area, which used to be a resort/vacation district where visitors stayed only temporarily, has recently seen an urban
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
expansion and an increase in permanent year-round residents.