# National University of San Marcos

Lima, Peru

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.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: -12.05833, -77.08333

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