San Isidro

San Isidro, distrito (district) of the southern Lima–Callao metropolitan area, Peru, and one of Lima’s most elegant suburbs, with large homes set in lush gardens. The area is dotted with numerous parks, the largest of which is the Bosque El Olivar (“olive grove”). Nearby is the private Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1964). San Isidro is also the location of the Women’s University of the Sacred Heart (1962). In the western sector are the Lima Golf Club; the small pre-Inca ruin of Huallamarca, the artifacts of which are displayed in an adjoining museum; and many luxurious high-rise apartment buildings. In the eastern sector, a residential area has been founded on the grounds of the former Limatambo airport and the Ministry of Government and Police has moved into the old terminal. San Isidro has no central business district; retail and service establishments are scattered throughout the district, and there are several large shopping centres. Pop. (2005) 55,309.