Lima Cathedral, Perú. Editorial Image

Francisco Pizarro founded Lima to a site destined to the church which he dedicated to the Virgin of the Assumption, making Sinchi Puma give up their property notarized paper, to make the occupation of the site chosen for the church does not mean usurpation domain. Francisco Pizarro in 1535, laid the first stone and carried in public manifestation of faith and humility, the first tree for the edification of the church, first cathedral, which was made under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption, ending the construction in 1538 and inaugurated on March 11, 1540. Since 1991 the Cathedral is included as Cultural Heritage of Humanity to be in the Historic Centre of Lima and its visit is of rigor when people do tourism in Lima. During the week, the Cathedral offers tourists the religious grounds as a museum, which preserves notable works of art from colonial times.