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2 unusual facts about Puente de Piedra


Juan del Corral

His most famous bridge, El Puente de Piedra in Lima is known as the Bridge of Eggs because the myth is that it was constructed using over 10,000 sea bird egg whites mixed with stone.

Puente Piedra

Puente de Piedra, a stone bridge across the Rímac River in Lima, Peru



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Rímac District

Downtown Rímac District has, like its southern counterpart, its eastern and western sides divided by Jirón Trujillo, which connects to Lima District's Jirón de la Unión through the Puente de Piedra, the oldest bridge in the whole city.