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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Buildings and structures in Peru, Neoclassical architecture in Peru, Peruvian architects, Peruvian urban planners, Spanish Colonial architecture in Peru, National University of San Marcos, Government Palace, Fernando Belaunde Terry, Camisea Gas Project, Cathedral of Lima, National University of Engineering Faculty of Architecture, Museum of Italian Art, List of hospitals in Peru, Casa de Fierro, Santa Catalina Monastery, Municipal Palace of Lima, Walk of the Amazon Heroes, Archbishop's Palace of Lima, Wenceslaus Sarmiento, Desamparados station, Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas, Palacio de la Exposicion, Torre Tagle Palace, Diego Maroto, Architecture of Peru, Henri Ciriani, Lima Stock Exchange, Monastery of San Francisco, Lima, Legislative Palace, Lima city walls, Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski, Presbitero Maestro, Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia del Peru, St. Peter's Church, Lima, Casa del Moral, Balconies of Lima, Eduardo Orrego Villacorta, Vladimir Arana, Goyeneche Palace, Arequipa, Osambela House, Casa de Correos y Telegrafos, Alto de la Alianza, Sillar, Hacienda San Jose, Huamanga Archos, Juan del Corral, Chilca. Excerpt: The National University of San Marcos (Spanish: , UNMSM) is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima. It was chartered on May 12, 1551 by a royal decree signed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, which makes it the oldest officially established university in the Americas and, as such, one of the oldest universities in the world. Academically, the University of San Marcos ranks first in Peru. San Marcos has 60 academic-professional schools, organized into 20 faculties, and these, in turn, into 6 academic areas. All the faculties offer undergraduate and graduate degrees. The student body consists of...