History of Google Street View / Peru
As of December 2012, Google first drove in the city of Lima, in August 2013, Maite Iturria, former Street View manager for Latin America, indicated that about 12 major cities in Peru and 5 departments had been officially covered by Google.[1]
In April 2015, Google Latin America officially launched trekker views of several historical sites in Lima including the Basilica Cathedral of Lima, the National Stadium of Peru, the Santo Domingo Convent and the Archbishop's Palace of Lima.[2] In June 2015, Google launched views using trekker in collaboration with Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado, to provide street view of the Paracas National Reserve in the Department of Ica and the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve in the Department of Arequipa.[3]
The capture process with the support of SERNANP started in 2013 and was published in June 2015 to celebrate World Environment Day.[4]
Later in August 2015, Google officially launched trekker views for several tourist sites in the city of Arequipa in southern Peru.[5] In the same month, Google made an agreement with the Ministry of Culture to digitize part of the archaeological sites of the Department of Lambayeque such as Tucume, Huaca del Oro and Sontillo.[6] Although the coverage was not published.
In December 2015, Google announced Street View for the archaeological site of Macchu Picchu in the Department of Cuzco through the use of Trekkers.[7] In 2016, CyroPeru used the Google Trekker Loan Program to photograph several hiking trails in the Tanta District in the Department of Lima.[8]
Additionally Google Peru has worked in the digitization of several museums in the country such as the Regional Museum of Ica, the Andean Sanctuaries Museum in Arequipa and the Yanque Museum.[9] In 2014, Club Universitario de Deportes, a Peruvian sports institution based in Lima, announced its collaboration with Google to provide street view of several stadiums around the capital such as the Estadio Monumental U located in Ate.[10]
History
Note: We take into account the date when the coverage was taken, not the date when it was published.
Source: Peru's Coverage Dates - Emily Geo Website
| Year | Additions |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
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| 2014 | Landmarks in Arequipa such as the Arequipa Cathedral, Santa Catalina Monastery, Melgar Stadium and Umacollo Stadium |
| 2015 | Macchu Picchu and several archaeological museums in Cuzco |
| 2016 | Several roads between the mountains in the District of Tanta in the Lima Department |
| 2017 | Ballestas Islands National Reserve in Ica Department |
| 2018 | Trekker views in Chahuaytire, Cuzco Department |
| 2022 | First Gen 4 introduction to the country |
Gallery
Credits: Redpork for finding the Gen 4 Cars
Trekkers
Note: The coverage of archaeological sites in Lambayeque was not published, while that of 2016 in the District of Tanta was published in other places and not specifically at the point where the photos were taken.
Gen 3 Cameras
Gen 4 Cameras
Resources
References
"Google Street View ahora muestra las calles del Perú" (2013-08-15) Gestión. (in Spanish)
"Perú: visita 20 increíbles hitos patrimoniales en panorámicas 360°" (2015) ArchDaily. (in Spanish)
"Reservas naturales peruanas regresan a Google Street View" (2015) Expreso. (in Spanish)
"Peru: Google to put Peruvian natural areas beauty on display" (2015) Agencia de Noticias Andina.
Pabón, S. (2015) "Conoce sitios emblemáticos arequipeños en Perú a través de Google Street View" Google LATAM Blog (in Spanish)
"Google inicia registro digital de monumentos prehispánicos de Lambayeque" (2015) Arqueología del Perú (in Spanish)
Coldwell, W. (2015) "Do Machu Picchu from your sofa, thanks to Google Street View" The Guardian.
"Noticias de CyroPeru" (2016) CyroPeru Official Website (Archived Version) (in Spanish)
"Google: 17 museos en Perú para recorrer en 360º" (2016-05-18) Enlínea.pe (in Spanish)
"Gracias a las gestiones con Google y Google Maps (Modo "Street View") desde ahora ya está disponible hacer un tour virtual por todas las instalaciones el Estadio Monumental U. Universitario siempre a la vanguardia. #90dePasión" (2014-08-05) Club Universitario de Deportes via Facebook (in Spanish)
