MODERN LIMA impresses travelers as a city of marked con- 

 trasts. Four centuries of history and growth have contributed to 

 varied architecture. The buildings above and below, fronting 

 on the Plaza San Martin, are a modified French Renaissance of 

 the colonial era. Crumbling ancient ruins of Lima's early days 

 may be found within a stone's throw of the city's most modern 

 structures. Lima is a shrine of history and art. 



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