5 Sights in Callao, Peru (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Callao, Peru! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Callao. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Activities in Callao1. Real Felipe Fortress
The Real Felipe Fortress was built to defend the main Peruvian port and the city of Lima from pirates and corsairs during colonial times. The fortress was pivotal in the 1826 naval battle between a Spanish fleet sent to South America to "reclaim" its colonies and land batteries in the coast of Peru. The Real Felipe Fortress is currently the Peruvian Army Museum, displaying historical uniforms, weapons and other military paraphernalia.
2. Palacio Oquendo Sector A
The archaeological site: Huaca Palacio Inca De Oquendo are located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Regional Government of Callao and specifically in the district of Callao. There are many hypotheses about what function it fulfilled and within these there are two that stand out or have greater acceptance and the first of them is that it was a palace where the Inca spent the summer and the second is that it was an administrative center where there was a representative of the Inca and/or the power of the Tahuantinsuyo Empire. Efforts are currently being made to turn it into a tourist center that boosts the economy of the surroundings and also seek legal ways to conserve it and prevent the product of invasions from being damaged or destroyed as has already happened.
3. Iglesia Matriz del Callao
The St. Joseph's Cathedral also called Callao Cathedral or Callao's Main Church is a religious building in El Callao part of the constitutional province of Callao part of the South American country of Peru. It is a property of the Catholic Church. The building is neoclassical in style. The construction was completed in 1893 with the design of Antonio Dañino. It was remodeled after an earthquake in 1970. On September 16, 1995, it was officially consecrated as Callao Cathedral.
4. BAP Abtao
BAP Abtao (SS-42) is an Abtao-class submarine of the Peruvian Navy. The vessel which was originally named BAP Tiburón ("Shark"), was constructed by the American Electric Boat company in the United States and launched in 1953. The Abtao class were the last submarines constructed by the United States for the export market. The submarine entered service in 1954 and by presidential decree, was renamed Abtao for the battle during the Chincha Islands War.
5. Museo Naval del Perú
The Port of Callao, officially the Callao Port Terminal, is a maritime port on the central coast of Peru, in the south-eastern Pacific, located in Callao. It is also the de facto port of the city of Lima.
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