Tourist brochure of Callao

Callao Peru

Gihan Tubbeh

Real Felipe Fortress

Welcome to Callao Most important commercial route into and out of Peru, featuring old mansions with beautiful balconies, museums, churches and a military fortress that withstood war and pirate a acks. Callao is living tradition and nature in the Palomino and San Lorenzo Islands, the Humedales (Wetlands) de Ventanilla or its pebbled beaches.

Just a few minutes from Lima, the sea awaits, lapping at the shores of a port that embraces modern times with without sacrificing its history.

TalĂ­a Barreda

Palomino Islands

Real Felipe Fortress This imposing fortress was completed in 1774 and was built to defend the port of Callao from a ack by pirates and corsairs. It is one of the few works of military architecture that was built by the Spanish in America.

Palomino Islands Located on the coast opposite the seaside resort of La Punta, in Callao, this group of islands is home to a large population of seals and seabirds that can be visited on a day trip.

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