Chucuito
District of Callao
Callao - Peru

Jorge Chávez International Airport

Jorge Chávez International Airport, known as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez in Spanish, is Peru's main international and domestic airport. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers (7 mi) from the Historic Centre of Lima and 17 km (11 mi) from Miraflores. Callao is the port city now fully integrated with Lima, the nation's capital. In 2008, the airport handled 8,288,506 passengers and 98,733 aircraft movements.

Located at -12.0219, -77.1144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Transport in Lima, Buildings and structures in Lima, Airports in Peru

National University of San Marcos

The National University of San Marcos (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, UNMSM) is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima. It was chartered on May 12, 1551 by a royal decree signed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, which makes it the oldest officially established university in the Americas and, as such, one of the oldest universities in the world.

Located at -12.0583, -77.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National University of San Marcos, Education in Lima, Universities in Peru, 1551 establishments, Educational institutions established in the 1550s, Neoclassical architecture in Peru, Spanish Colonial architecture in Peru, National universities

Japanese embassy hostage crisis

The Japanese embassy hostage crisis began on 17 December 1996 in Lima, Peru, when 14 members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took hostage hundreds of high-level diplomats, government and military officials and business executives who were attending a party at the official residence of Japan's ambassador to Peru, Morihisa Aoki, in celebration of Emperor Akihito's 63rd birthday.

Located at -12.0914, -77.0494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Internal conflict in Peru, Hostage taking, Military scandals, Foreign relations of Postwar Japan, Heisei period, Terrorist incidents in 1996, Terrorist incidents in 1997, Terrorist attacks on embassies, 1996 in Japan, 1997 in Japan, 1996 in Peru, History of Lima, 1996 in international relations, Urban warfare, Japan–Peru relations

Estadio Universidad San Marcos

The Estadio Universidad Nacional Mayor San Marcos is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru, belonging to the National University of San Marcos. It was inaugurated on May 13, 1951, with a seating capacity of 70,000 and covers an area of 48,782 m². Safety measures have been taken and they have reduced the maximum to 43,000 for the safety of the public. The stadium is used by several Second Division teams who do not have a home ground.

Located at -12.057, -77.075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Peru, National University of San Marcos, CD Universidad San Marcos, Multi-purpose stadiums in Peru, Sport in Lima, Buildings and structures in Lima

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Spanish: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 by Catholic priest Father Jorge Dintilhac SS. CC as Peru's first non-profit private institution of higher learning. Academically, PUCP ranks alternatively as first, second or third in Peru. In July 2012, the Holy See withdrew from the university the right under canon law to use the titles Catholic and Pontifical in its name.

Located at -12.0694, -77.0794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in Lima, Universities in Peru, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Educational institutions established in 1917

National University of Engineering

The National University of Engineering (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, UNI) is a public engineering and science university located in the Rímac District of Lima, Peru.

Located at -12.0197, -77.0486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Education in Lima, Universities in Peru, Educational institutions established in 1876

University of the Pacific (Peru)

University of the Pacific (UP) is a small private university in the Jesús María District of Lima, Peru. It was established in 1962 by a group of Peruvian entrepreneurs supported by the Society of Jesus. In the past three decades, Universidad del Pacifico has been ranked as one of the most esteemed universities in fields of economics, law, finance, accounting, and business administration in Peru and among the leading institutions of its kind in the Latin American region.

Located at -12.0839, -77.0483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Education in Lima, Universities in Peru, Educational institutions established in 1962

Historic Centre of Lima

Located principally in the city centre or Cercado de Lima and Rímac areas, the Historic Centre of Lima is among the most important tourist destinations in Peru.

Located at -12.0514, -77.0431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lima, Colonial Peru, World Heritage Sites in Peru, Visitor attractions in Lima, Historic centres, History of Lima

Acapulco, Peru

Acapulco is a town in the Zorritos District of the Contralmirante Villar Province, in the Tumbes Region of Peru. It has a population of 1,331. (1999).

Located at -12.0202, -77.1367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in Peru

Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú

The Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, located on Plaza Bolívar in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima. The museum houses more than 100,000 artifacts spanning the entire history of human occupation in what is now Peru. Highlights include the Raimondi Stela and the Tello Obelisk from Chavín de Huantar, and an impressive scale model of the Inca citadel, Machu Picchu.

Located at -12.0772, -77.0619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Museums in Lima, Anthropology museums, Archaeological museums, Pre-Columbian art museums, Spanish Colonial architecture in Peru

Estadio Alberto Gallardo

Estadio Alberto Gallardo is a football stadium in the San Martín de Porres District of Lima, Peru, current home ground of the football club Sporting Cristal. The stadium was built in the 1960s along the Rímac River for local football use and originally named Estadio San Martín de Porres. Many clubs playing in the Primera División, Segunda División, and district leagues of San Martín de Porres were among the many tenants the stadium had.

Located at -12.038, -77.045 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Football venues in Peru, Sporting Cristal, Sport in Lima, Multi-purpose stadiums in Peru, Buildings and structures in Lima

Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao)

Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in Callao, Peru. Its use is available to several football teams in the region including Primera División club Sport Boys. The stadium's maximum capacity is 17,000 and was inaugurated on 16 June 1996 with a match between Sport Boys and Deportivo Pesquero for the 1996 Torneo Descentralizado. The match was a 3–1 win for Sport Boys. Floodlight towers were installed in 2003.

Located at -12.0597, -77.1199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Football venues in Peru, Sport Boys

El Frontón

El Frontón is an island off the coast of Callao, Peru. For much of El Frontón's history, the island was used as a prison. Fernando Belaúnde Terry, who was twice president of Peru, was imprisoned on the island as a political prisoner. During his imprisonment, Belaúnde Terry made an unsuccessful attempt to swim to freedom. Hugo Blanco was also imprisoned on the island. During the insurgency of the Shining Path, the island was used as a prison for Maoist militants.

Located at -12.1167, -77.1833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Defunct prisons in Peru, Internal conflict in Peru, Islands of Peru, Islands of the Pacific Ocean

Peruvian Naval School

The Naval Academy of Peru (Spanish: Escuela Naval del Perú) is the institution in charge of the undergraduate education of officers of the Peruvian Navy. It is located at La Punta, Callao, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Its current director is Rear Admiral Cristian Lindley.

Located at -12.0714, -77.1647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Peruvian Navy, Naval academies

San Lorenzo Megaport Project

The San Lorenzo Megaport Project is a proposed plan to build a huge air, naval, and terrestrial port on the island of San Lorenzo in Callao, Peru using land reclamation techniques. It plans to be the largest port and only megaport in Latin America. The island is strategically located on the middle west coast of South America where it has easy access to Asia, North America, and Oceania.

Located at -12.0606, -77.2397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Ports and harbours of Peru, Transport in Lima

1987 Alianza Lima air disaster

The 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster took place on December 8, 1987, when a Peruvian Navy Fokker F27-400M chartered by Peruvian football club Alianza Lima plunged into the Pacific Ocean six miles short of its destination, off the Ventanilla District of the city of Callao. On board the flight were a total of 44 players, managers, staff, cheerleaders, and crewmembers, of whom only the pilot survived the accident. The team was returning from a Peruvian league match in Pucallpa.

Located at -11.967, -77.16 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Peru, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1987, Accidents and incidents involving the Fokker F27, Aviation accidents and incidents involving professional sports teams, 1987 in Peru, 1987 in Peruvian football

El Campo de Marte

The Campo de Marte is one of the largest parks in the metropolitan area of Lima, capital city of Peru. Similar in size to Parque de la Exposición and Parque de la Reserva. Campo de Marte originally was part of Exposición and later a horse racetrack, the Hipódromo de Santa Beatriz, in operation from 1903 to 1938.

Located at -12.0683, -77.0414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Lima, Visitor attractions in Lima

Larco Museum

The Larco Museum (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera) is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th century vice-royal building built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid. It showcases chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 4,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. It is well known for its gallery of pre-Columbian erotic pottery.

Located at -12.0723, -77.0708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Lima, History museums, Archaeological museums, Pre-Columbian art museums, 1926 establishments in Peru, Art museums established in 1926

Coliseo Amauta

Coliseo Amauta is the biggest multi-use indoor arena in Peru, located in the southern zone of the Lima District in Lima-Peru. The arena has a capacity for 20,000 people, which can vary depending on use. It originally opened in 1968. It was the most important arena in Peru, today it has been left to its luck, no one gives care to this arena.

Located at -12.0546, -77.0632 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Lima, Event venues established in 1968, Indoor arenas in Peru, Sport in Lima

La Cruz del Viajero

La Cruz del Viajero (The Cross of the Traveller) is a monument placed by Franciscan monks in 1672 in the small town of Magdalena Vieja, just outside Lima, the capital city of Peru, and the old centre of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. This followed a tradition started by Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, requiring the placement of a cross on the main routes to other parts of the country.

Located at -12.0785, -77.065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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History of Peru, Monuments and memorials in Peru, Spanish colonization of the Americas

Museum of Italian Art

The Museum of Italian Art is a public museum in Lima, Peru, under the administration of the National Culture Institute. It's the only European arts museum in Peru.

Located at -12.0585, -77.0368 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Italian art, Museums in Lima, Neoclassical architecture in Peru, Art museums and galleries in Peru

San Lorenzo Island, Peru

San Lorenzo Island is the largest island of Peru. The island is in the Pacific Ocean near the port of Callao and measures 16.5 square kilometres .

Located at -12.0897, -77.2239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Uninhabited islands of Peru, Islands of the Pacific Ocean

Teatro Peruano Japonés

The Teatro Peruano Japonés is a theatre in Lima, Peru.

Located at -12.0875, -77.0553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Theatres in Peru, Buildings and structures in Lima

Park of the Exposition

The Park of the Exposition is a park located in the Santa Beatriz neighborhood of downtown Lima, capital of Peru.

Located at -12.0614, -77.0367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Parks in Peru, World's Fair sites, Visitor attractions in Lima

Embassy of Colombia, Lima

The Embassy of Colombia in Lima is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia to the Republic of Peru; it is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to Peru. It is located in the San Isidro district of Lima, precisely at Avenida Jorge Basadre Grohmann 1580 at the intersection of Los Eucaliptos.

Located at -12.0961, -77.0481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions of Colombia, Diplomatic missions in Lima, Colombia–Peru relations