# Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, National University of San Marcos

> organisation involved in scholarly research

**Wikidata**: [Q5855032](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5855032)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/faculty-of-letters-and-human-sciences-national-university-of-san-marcos

## Summary
The Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, National University of San Marcos is a faculty-level academic unit of the National University of San Marcos in Peru focused on humanities scholarship and research. It is classified as both a faculty and a research institute and maintains scholarly output such as the journal "Letras."

## Key Facts
- The Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences is part of the National University of San Marcos (Peru).  
- It is classified as a faculty and as a research institute; the research role is linked to "Letras : Órgano de la Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas."  
- Country: Peru.  
- Coordinates: latitude -12.05722222, longitude -77.08138889.  
- Phone number: +51-6197000-2802.  
- Image available on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/UNMSM_Facultad_de_Letras_y_Ciencias_Humanas.jpg.  
- Aliases: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas.  
- Authority and identifier records: VIAF ID 154201554; Library of Congress authority ID n95047035 (record reference date 2019-03-06).  
- Wikimedia presence: sitelink count 2 (Wikimedia Commons and Spanish Wikipedia).

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, National University of San Marcos?
A: It is a faculty-level academic unit within the National University of San Marcos (Peru) focused on humanities education and scholarly research, and it is also classified as a research institute associated with the journal "Letras."

### Q: Where is the faculty located?
A: The faculty is located in Peru at coordinates approximately latitude -12.05722222 and longitude -77.08138889, as listed in its structured location data.

### Q: How can I contact the faculty?
A: The listed phone number for the faculty is +51-6197000-2802.

## Why It Matters
The Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences at the National University of San Marcos serves as a central academic and research unit for humanities disciplines within one of Peru’s major universities. As both a faculty and a research institute, it supports scholarly activity in letters and human sciences and provides an institutional home for peer-reviewed publication (notably the organ "Letras"), which helps disseminate research and critical discourse in the region. Its formal identifiers (VIAF and Library of Congress authority) and presence on Wikimedia platforms signal its integration into international bibliographic and digital knowledge infrastructures. For students, researchers, and scholars working in humanities fields in Peru and Latin America, the faculty functions as a local hub for education, research collaboration, and scholarly publishing, contributing to the visibility and organization of humanities scholarship produced at the National University of San Marcos.

## Notable For
- Being an academic faculty that is explicitly also classified and documented as a research institute associated with the journal "Letras."  
- Institutional integration within the National University of San Marcos, a major Peruvian university.  
- Public contact and location data, including a published phone number and precise geographic coordinates.  
- Presence in international authority files and identifiers (VIAF 154201554; LOC n95047035).  
- Available visual and Wikimedia resources, including an image on Wikimedia Commons and sitelinks to Wikimedia platforms.

## Body
### Overview
- Official name: Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, National University of San Marcos.  
- Short description: organisation involved in scholarly research.  
- Aliases provided: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas.

### Classification
- Instance of: faculty.  
- Also classified as: research institute.  
  - Qualifier for research role: "Letras : Órgano de la Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas."  
  - Reference for research classification includes the faculty's journal submission/author guidelines (URL: http://letras.unmsm.edu.pe/rl/index.php/le/about/submissions#authorGuidelines).

### Location and Contact
- Country: Peru.  
- Coordinates: -12.05722222, -77.08138889.  
- Phone number: +51-6197000-2802.

### Affiliations and Publications
- Part of: National University of San Marcos.  
- Associated publication: "Letras" identified as the organ of the faculty (as indicated by the instance_of qualifier and referenced author guidelines).

### Identifiers and External Records
- VIAF ID: 154201554.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n95047035 (reference date 2019-03-06).  
- Yale Lux ID: group/61cb88ea-8ed7-4c20-b513-78ae4000ddd3.  
- Wikimedia presence: sitelink_count 2; available on Wikimedia Commons and Spanish Wikipedia.

### Visual and Online Presence
- Image: available on Wikimedia Commons (file path provided).  
- Journal author guidelines URL noted in instance_of reference: http://letras.unmsm.edu.pe/rl/index.php/le/about/submissions#authorGuidelines.

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## References

1. [Directory of Open Access Journals](http://letras.unmsm.edu.pe/rl/index.php/le/about/submissions#authorGuidelines)
2. Virtual International Authority File