Global InformationArenales Shopping Centre information
| Centro Comercial Arenales | |
 Interior view in 2020 | |
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| Location | Lince District, Lima |
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| Coordinates | 12°04′54″S 77°02′09″W / 12.0817937°S 77.03569909°W |
| Address | 1737 Arenales Avenue |
| Opening date | 1979 |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| Total retail floor area | 21,100 m2 |
| No. of floors | 5 |
| Parking | 200 vehicles |
| Website | |
Arenales Shopping Centre (Spanish: Centro Comercial Arenales), also known as Arenales Plaza and as Arenitas,[1] is a shopping centre in Lince District, Lima, Peru. It takes its name from the avenue where the building is located on its 17th block. It is known as the "heart of otaku and gamer culture" in the city.[2]
Several stores dedicated to Korean and Japanese cuisine are located inside the building.[3] A number of stores also sell anime-related items, such as DVDs, or stuffed animals and figures,[1] and cosplay of various anime and manga characters is popular as well.[4]
- ^ a b "Fanáticos de animes, cómics, videojuegos y sagas de películas concurren a centro comercial Arenales". Diario Correo. 2020-08-01.
- ^ Goya, Daniel (2020-02-07). "Reabren el C.C. Arenales: ¿cómo se convirtió en el corazón de la comunidad friki?". El Comercio.
- ^ "¿Sabes dónde puedes encontrar comida y bocadillos coreanos en Lima?". La República. 2022-08-29.
- ^ "El anime en el Perú: la cultura japonesa cautiva a los peruanos". Latina Noticias. 2022-05-03.