To purchase tickets to Lima by bus, we offer information about the city that may also be of interest to you. The City of Kings, nickname by which Lima is known, was founded in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro, becoming the center of Hispanic power during the colonial era in Peru, Lima's urbanism is one of the most important colonial models in South America. Also, Lima stands out for its social, economic and cultural growth, being recognized as the cultural center of Latin America, besides being the place where the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos is located, the oldest university in America, created in 1551.