Asia District, Peru
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The Asia District is one of 16 that make up the Peru province of Cañete
. Founded by Beinto Chumpitaz Chavez on July 24, 1964, it was originally part of the Coayllo District
. Asia's beaches overlook the Pacific Ocean
making it a popular summer getaway for the residents of Lima, the Peruvian capital, which is an hour drive north.
Asia is bordered by Mala District
to the north, Cerro Azul District
and Quilmaná District
to the south, and Coayllo District
to the east. Its principal town is 97.5 kilometers south of Lima, approximately a two-hour drive.
to be built on the beach. Kerosene lamps lit buildings, as electricity did not arrive until a second condo, Los Cocos, was developed. For many years, running water
was not available, and water had to be trucked in.
By the 1990s, a reasonable level of housing development had been reached, but there were few businesses on the Camino Real, the road that connects Asia's beaches to the Panamerican Highway. Among the first businesses were a night club called Ibiza, the Sur Market, and a supermarket called Los Tres Chanchitos. Over the course of the decade, a movie theater and an E. Wong supermarket came to the city, along with many small shops and restaurants. Today's Asia has stores offering nearly all the products and services available in Lima.
The Camino Real is now home to many more nightclubs, including Juanito, Cocobongo, and Tsunami. The open-air shopping mall
, Sur Plaza Boulevard
, has more clubs, including trendy spots such as Café del Mar and Nikita, complemented by the lower-priced La Huaka and Joia. There are also three movie theaters, children's playgrounds, Peruvian restaurants, and a number of bars and pubs. Along the Asia Beach there are hotels, resorts, and upscale homes, even mansions.
The beaches are:
-Las Palmas
-Totoritas
-Los Cocos
-León Dormido (for camping)
-Las Campanas de Asia
-Puerto Viejo
-Puerto Nuevo
-Lomas del Mar
-Puerto Fiel
Cañete Province
Cañete is a province located in southern Lima Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the north, the Ica Region on the south, the Huarochirí and Yauyos provinces on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the town of San Vicente de Cañete District...
. Founded by Beinto Chumpitaz Chavez on July 24, 1964, it was originally part of the Coayllo District
Coayllo District
Coayllo District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru.-References:...
. Asia's beaches overlook the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
making it a popular summer getaway for the residents of Lima, the Peruvian capital, which is an hour drive north.
Asia is bordered by Mala District
Mala District
Mala District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru.-References:...
to the north, Cerro Azul District
Cerro Azul District
Cerro Azul District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru.-References:...
and Quilmaná District
Quilmaná District
Quilmaná District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru.Quilmana is located adjacent to Imperial, Nuevo Imperial, and lunahuana. To the north with Asia. And to the west to San vicente....
to the south, and Coayllo District
Coayllo District
Coayllo District is one of sixteen districts of the province Cañete in Peru.-References:...
to the east. Its principal town is 97.5 kilometers south of Lima, approximately a two-hour drive.
Development
Development of Asia's beaches began in the mid-1970s, with the creation of Las Palmas, the first condominiumCondominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
to be built on the beach. Kerosene lamps lit buildings, as electricity did not arrive until a second condo, Los Cocos, was developed. For many years, running water
Running Water
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was not available, and water had to be trucked in.
By the 1990s, a reasonable level of housing development had been reached, but there were few businesses on the Camino Real, the road that connects Asia's beaches to the Panamerican Highway. Among the first businesses were a night club called Ibiza, the Sur Market, and a supermarket called Los Tres Chanchitos. Over the course of the decade, a movie theater and an E. Wong supermarket came to the city, along with many small shops and restaurants. Today's Asia has stores offering nearly all the products and services available in Lima.
The Camino Real is now home to many more nightclubs, including Juanito, Cocobongo, and Tsunami. The open-air shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
, Sur Plaza Boulevard
Sur Plaza Boulevard
Sur Plaza Boulevard is a shopping center located about an hour south of Lima on Km 97.5 of the Panamericana Sur. It is home to many different shops, restaurants, clubs and other for people to spend their free time when at the beach...
, has more clubs, including trendy spots such as Café del Mar and Nikita, complemented by the lower-priced La Huaka and Joia. There are also three movie theaters, children's playgrounds, Peruvian restaurants, and a number of bars and pubs. Along the Asia Beach there are hotels, resorts, and upscale homes, even mansions.
The beaches
Asia district now encompasses over 5,000 houses in over 30 developments. Nevertheless, the beach side of the district only works and is populated during the summertime, due to the weather, and the lack of urban conveniences.The beaches are:
-Las Palmas
-Totoritas
-Los Cocos
-León Dormido (for camping)
-Las Campanas de Asia
-Puerto Viejo
-Puerto Nuevo
-Lomas del Mar
-Puerto Fiel