| Lima Stock Exchange Building | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2015 | |
 Interactive map of Lima Stock Exchange Building | |
| General information | |
| Location | Jr. Carabaya &Sta. Rosa |
| Coordinates | 12°02′55″S77°01′53″W / 12.0486°S 77.0315°W /-12.0486; -77.0315 |
| Completed | 1950 |
| Owner | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 (2 basements) |
| Floor area | 4,505m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | José Álvarez Calderón[1] |
TheLima Stock Exchange Building is a building located at the intersection ofCarabaya andSanta Rosa streets, in thehistoric centre of Lima,Peru. Its name comes from the fact that, from 1997 to 2022, it housed theLima Stock Exchange, after which the building was acquired by theMinistry of Foreign Affairs.
TheDirectorate General for Peruvian Communities Abroad and Consular Affairs[2] (Spanish:Dirección General de Comunidades Peruanas en el Exterior y Asuntos Consulares) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is headquartered in the building since August 3, 2023.[3]
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The building was inaugurated in 1950, being occupied by theLima Stock Exchange (BVL) starting in 1997.[4] In 2018, as part the U.S. delegation visitingLima to attend the8th Summit of the Americas,Ivanka Trump, daughter of then U.S. PresidentDonald Trump, made an official visit to the building in order to take part in a meeting between delegations of both countries.[5]
The building was put on sale byreal estate company Binswanger Perú in 2019, at a price of US$ 6,98 million. Although the BVL owned the majority of the building, its last three floors had been sold to company Arte Express by insurance companyRímac Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. earlier in the year.[4]
On August 3, 2023,[3] the PeruvianMinistry of Foreign Affairs inaugurated the new seat of theDirectorate General for Peruvian Communities Abroad and Consular Affairs.[3][6][7] The ceremony, headed by foreign ministerAna Gervasi, coincided with the 202th anniversary of the foundation of the ministry.[3]
