This yellow, Beaux-Arts façade with a clock on top was the Desamparados train station when it was designed by Rafael Marquina and then opened in 1912 near the Rímac River. It served as the main terminal for the Ferrocarril Central Andino railway line. In 2009, the Estación de Desamparados was repurposed as the House of Peruvian Literature. Inside this educational and cultural center are displays regarding the country’s literature and famous authors.
