Lima

Peru

Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, as well as a primate city. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru.

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Country: Peru
Population: 8,012,000
Latitude: 12.05° S
Longitude: 77.05° O

Which way is Lima from…

From Paris, Lima lies at 254° to the west, 10,255 km as the crow flies.

Paris	254° west	10,255 km
London	252° west	10,171 km
New York	184° south	5,875 km
Madrid	250° west	9,510 km
Rome	261° west	10,862 km
Montreal	184° south	6,409 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	239° south-west	13,664 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Aiming at Lima from New York could not be simpler: due south, at 184°, for 5,875 km; it is also due south of Washington. From London it is less intuitive: a flat map would say 227°, south-west, while the compass reads 252°, west, for 10,171 km. And on the far side of the globe, the Peruvian capital’s antipode lies 221 km from Phnom Penh.