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Street in Lima, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jirón Puno is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It starts in the Jirón de la Unión and continues until it reaches Jirón Lorenzo de Vidaurre in Barrios Altos. It is continued by Jirón Moquegua to the west.
Part of | Damero de Pizarro |
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Namesake | Puno Department |
From | Jirón de la Unión |
Major junctions | Carabaya, Lampa, Azángaro, Ayacucho, Andahuaylas, Paruro, Huanta, Cangallo, Huamanga, La Mar, Lucanas and Huánuco streets, Abancay Avenue |
To | Jirón Lorenzo de Vidaurre |
Construction | |
Completion | 1535 |
The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. In 1862, when a new urban nomenclature was adopted, the road was named jirón Puno, after Puno Department. Prior to this renaming, each block (cuadra) had a unique name:
The street is the location of buildings such as the headquarters of the Geographical Society of Lima[8] and of Dos de Mayo National Hospital. It has also housed presidents of Peru José de la Riva Agüero, Guillermo Billinghurst[9] and José Pardo y Barreda.[10]
In 2015, a fire burned down a two-storey house located on the street's fourth block.[11] A similar event occurred in 2016.[12] A number of fires have also taken place in nearby Mesa Redonda, notably that of 2001, and most recently in late 2023.[13]
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