0
documented records
≈ 8.6k–17k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.430 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Nueva Esperanza is the popular name of the Virgen de Lourdes Cemetery in the Villa María del Triunfo district of Lima. It was opened in the 1960s in response to the rapid growth of the capital and mass migration, and arose as a collective solution by the district's first settlers. Peruvian media describe it as the largest cemetery in Latin America.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 12.159722° S, 76.919167° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Santiago de Surco Cemetery 5.9 km away · Santiago de Surco
- San Juan Bautista Cemetery 7.1 km away · Pachacamac
- Santa Rosa Cemetery, Santiago de Surco 7.4 km away · Santiago de Surco
- Virgen de las Nubes Cemetery 7.4 km away · Villa EL Salvador
- Paraíso Cemetery, Manchay 8.5 km away · Pachacamac
- Parques del Paraiso Cemetery 8.6 km away · Pachacamac
- La Planicie Cemetery, La Molina 9.4 km away · La Molina
- La Planicie Cemetery - Crypt of the Resurrection 9.6 km away · La Molina
- De Surco Cemetery 9.9 km away · Santiago de Surco
- Chorrillos Municipal Cemetery 10 km away · Santiago de Surco
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How big is Nueva Esperanza Cemetery?
Nueva Esperanza Cemetery covers about 43 hectares (430,000 m²), about the same size as Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. It is the 3rd largest of the 118 cemeteries we list in Lima.