Lima, Peru

National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos, Lima

The oldest continuously operating university in the Americas, founded by royal decree on the 12th of May, 1551. Born in a Dominican convent in Lima, it now spreads across a modern University City and counts Mario Vargas Llosa and many Peruvian presidents among its alumni.

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Location

Coordinates: -12.05833, -77.08333

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