The third section describes a Lima party and proclaims love for a city where life is defined by dances, flavors, and traditions.

[5] Without Granda's knowledge, her friends entered the song in a songwriting competition held in the Rímac District of Lima.

[9] In 1961, Mario Cavagnaro, the head of the "Sono Radio" record label, proposed an album compiling Granda's best compositions.

[10] The song has since been recorded by Granda and other artists, including Peruvian operatic tenor, Juan Diego Flórez.

[13] The song was also the inspiration for the play, "Lima de veras", staged in 2018 and starring Reynaldo Arenas.