Embassy of Argentina, Lima

Embassy of Argentina in Peru
Location	Lima, Peru
Address	Av. Las Flores 326
Opened	2012
Ambassador	Enrique Vaca-Narvaja
Website	Official website

The embassy of Argentina in Peru represents the permanent diplomatic mission of the South American country in Peru.

The current Argentine ambassador is Enrique Vaca-Narvaja.^[1]

History

Original building (1938–2012)

The former chancery in 2011

The palace was built on land donated in 1921 by the government of Peru on the occasion of the Centennial of the Independence of Peru, located next to the Moorish Arch in the neighbourhood of Santa Beatriz.^[2] In response, the Argentine government donated the premises currently occupied by the Embassy of Peru in Buenos Aires, the work of the Argentine architect Alejandro Bustillo.^[3]

The Palace was designed in a neo-colonial style by the Argentine architect Martín Noel [es] in 1929 and built by the Construction Engineer Gonzalo Panizo, being inaugurated in 1938 by the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Carlos Concha [es], and the then Argentine Ambassador, Ricardo Colombres Mármol. From its inauguration and until 2012, it housed both the embassy and the ambassador's residence.^[3]

Due to its architectural and historical value, in October 2019 the building at Av. Arequipa 121 was declared an "Integrated Monument of the Cultural Heritage of the Nation" by the Ministry of Culture of Peru.^[3]

Current building

In 2012, the embassy was moved from its original location to San Isidro.^[3]

See also

• Argentina–Peru relations
• List of ambassadors of Peru to Argentina

References

1. "Perfil del embajador". Embajada de Argentina en Perú. 2021-08-04. El Embajador Enrique Vaca-Narvaja asumió sus funciones al frente de esta Representación el 08 de septiembre de 2020.
2. Carcedo de Mufarech, Paloma. "El Palacio de la embajada de Argentina en Lima: Historia y Futuro de cara al Bicentenario" (PDF). Cancillería Argentina. University of Lima.
3. "La Casa de la Avenida Arequipa". Embajada de Argentina en Perú. 2021-08-04.