Showing posts with label National Capital. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Capital. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Brasilia, Brazil´s capital


When I was young I heard about Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, what amazed me was that Brasilia is one of the capital cities of more recent construction in the world, the construction of the city began in 1956, being Lucio Costa the principal urban planner and Oscar Niemeyer the principal architect. It is a city that was completely planned. Located in the central part of the country, it is about 950 km Northwest of Rio de Janeiro.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Lima, Peru, the City of the Kings


Traveling to South America is great, you have lots of destinations to plan your trip, Peru with cities like Lima and Arequipa and many other destinations is one of them, that can be considered exotic destinations for most travelers, but indeed are great destinations to travel to.
Lima is the capital of Peru and its largest and most important city. It is located on the central coast of Peru, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in the valleys of the Chillón, Rimac, and Lurin rivers. Forming a continuous urban area with the port of Callao.