The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-07-26


~OMPARATtvELY few foreign.
ers see Interior regions Of Peru
today but u majority ~ those
who voyage up and down the
Pacific pay brief visits to Lima, the
city OF the Kings. II Il located In an
undulating valley which extends In.
land from the ocean Tor 20 miles or
more 20 the foothills NJ the Andes, al
though numerous mountain spurs rise
here and there about the valley. two
N which. san Cristobnl and san Joron.
limo. dominate the city OF Lima.
Through this valley the River Rlmnc
winds IT, way to the sea az Cnllno.
starting from riyulcts az least 1900
feet high amid the eternal SHOWS ~
The mountains. Nearly four centuries
have passed since pizurro laid the
foundation stones of the cathedral on
q central plnzn known today as Plaza
Mayor. Around and in the vicinity ~
this level AREA the a. capital began
10 grow. riznrro's idea, according 20
historians. WIS 10 found "a capital more
easily accessible than the cities com
structcd hy the lncns and their pre-
dccrs-ors. who bulldcd fur inland and
IN localities difficult 90 reach.
The Rimuc flows directly through
Lima. the larger city development be-
Ing on the southern side 81 the stream.
writes William 4. Reid In the Bulletin
of the Pnn.Amoricnn Union. The lat.
ter n SPAWNED by several bridges over
which passes u constant traffic. Linn,
with its 100000 population today, has
been a long time growing 90 present
proportions. In shape the city was
originally moro or less that of o. giant
Triangle, the hypotpuusc or which was
formed by the Rlmnc. pizurro be-.
slowed the name OF city Of the Kings
upon the place us "a token Of honor ON
behalf of bis royal hc]nrfuctors but
gradually the native tltlc echis tO
have become more aud more popular.
The name Lima Is derived from that
OF the river, the legendary word Rimuc
meaning zone who speaks"
Historical Plaza Mayor.
n you go sightseeing In Lima the
start should be- made from the Plaza
Mayor, a section ~ the city from
which every kind of activity rudlates
today ns Ia the past. THIS popular
meeting ground comprises several
acres, and so historical II not hnllowed
Is every foot Of space that n h lost
In meditation In ~endcnyoring To picture
the countless cpoch.mnking scenes
that have tmnsplred there. on one
side Of this plaza stands the massive
cathedral with lis twin towers. the
foundation stones OF which Piznrro
himself Is credited with laying. Near by
Is the site ~ the house In which 'he
conqucror brcathcd his last as the as
sassln struck the death blow. Within
the cathedral today the mummy Of
Piznrro lies, a shrlvclcd but woll.prc-
served figure. the sight Of which causes
silent reverence, whatever may have
been the character OF the man or the
causes he e%spoused.
Occupying the entire north side Of
this Plaza Mayor Is the historical pal
ace, n massive but typlcnlly low struc-
ture with various courts, halls. and
many rooms, which formerly housed
the y%lceroys aud their official families.
Today this edlhcc Is used for govern
ment purposes. With It's uniformed
sentlnels always on duty II bears a
military aspect, the daily guard mount
being especially interesting 20 the
stranger. The other sides Of the Plaza
Mayor are occupied today by the city
hall and by business edihces, the lower
floors OF which serve ms shops, rcstau.
rants, etc, while the upper stories are
utilized by clubs or rs private apart
ments.
The Plaza Mayor Is one OF Llma's
most animated sights day and night,
From here the electric cars radlate to
every part OF the city; here one finds
carriages and motor ears for pleasure
or for business; amid the beautiful
flowers and foliage those who have lei
sure sit and read the news OF the day
or listen to the music OF the bands
which often enllven the evenings; the
cathedral and the post Office near by
draw the citizens by thousands, aud
all are passing and repasslng over a
plaza 80 ancient and yet so modern; Il
Is also the site. from which the proc
lamation OF Peruvian indep, ndcace
was read to the throng on July 2S. 1921.
the anniversary OF which Is celebrated
each year.
A short distance away standing on
another attractive plaza know as Boil.