Julián Manuel del Portillo

“Lima de aquí a cien años”, is the novel Julián Manuel de Portillo published in Lima´s daily newspaper “El Comercio” throughout the years 1843-1844. It is the first piece of writing which opens in Peru a tradition of utopic thinking in urbanistic and architectonic content which was thought a discourse of the second decade of the 20th century. This novel innovated wih utopic imaginary in terms of city and cultural landscape. Due to its length, the publication of “Lima de aquí a cien años” will be done in two parts. In this opportunity five chapters of the six that compose the novel are published.
Key words: Lima. modernity. urban novel. urban utopia.

	Resumen Lima de aquí a cien años (1843). Primera parte.
	Lima de aquí a cien años, la novela por entregas de Julián Manuel de Portillo, publicada por el diario El Comercio de Lima entre 1843 y 1844, es la primera obra que inaugura en el Perú una tradición de pensamiento utópico de contenido urbanístico y arquitectónico, que se creía apenas discurso intermitente surgido en el país sólo a partir de la segunda década del siglo XX. Esta novela es el grado cero de la imaginería utópica en términos de ciudad y paisaje cultural. Debido a su extensión, la publicación de Lima de aquí a cien años se hará en dos partes. En esta oportunidad, se publica las cinco primeras entregas de las seis que componen la novela. Palabras claves: Lima, modernidad, novela urbana, utopía urbana.

	Abstract Lima, one hundred years from now (1843). First part.
	“Lima de aquí a cien años”, is the novel Julián Manuel de Portillo published in Lima´s daily newspaper “El Comercio” throughout the years 1843-1844. It is the first piece of writing which opens in Peru a tradition of utopic thinking in urbanistic and architectonic content which was thought a discourse of the second decade of the 20th century. This novel innovated wih utopic imaginary in terms of city and cultural landscape. Due to its length, the publication of “Lima de aquí a cien años” will be done in two parts. In this opportunity five chapters of the six that compose the novel are published. Key words: Lima. modernity. urban novel. urban utopia.