Home to the oldest university in the Americas (4)

I believe the answer is:

lima

(Other definitions for lima that I've seen before include "Peruvian capital" , "South American capital" , "Mail it to Peruvian city" , "distant city" , "Kind of bean" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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