Callao
Callao is a seaside city and constitutional province in Peru.
Callao is a seaside city and constitutional province in Peru. Located next to the Pacific Ocean, it forms part of the Lima metropolitan area alongside Lima province. Its autonomous status dates back to 1836, when it was declared a Littoral Province of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, after which it was declared a Constitutional Province by the government of Ramón Castilla in 1857.
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Worth seeing in and around Callao
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National University of San Marcos
The National University of San Marcos is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established and the oldest continuously operating university.
6.1 km · public research university in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia - 02Larco Museum
The Larco Museum 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.
7.8 km · archaeological museum in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia - 03Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is a private research university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country.
6.8 km · private university in Peru · Wikipedia - 04National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, housed at the Palacio de la Magdalena, located in the main square of Pueblo Libre, a district of Lima, Peru. The museum houses more than 100,000 artifacts spanning the entire history of human occupation in what is now Peru.
8.8 km · museum in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia - 05Cayetano Heredia University
Cayetano Heredia University is a private research university in Lima, Peru. It was named in honor of Cayetano Heredia, one of the eminent Peruvian physicians of the 19th century.
9.6 km · private university located in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia - 06Estadio Miguel Grau
Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in the Bellavista District of Callao, Peru. The stadium is part of the Sport Village of Callao or Yahuar Huaca, which is owned by the Callao Regional Government since 2011.
2.3 km · multi-use stadium in Callao, Peru · Wikipedia - 07Estadio Universidad San Marcos
The Estadio de la UNMSM 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 32,000 and covers an area of 48,782 m2.
6.1 km · multi-use stadium in Lima, Peru · Wikipedia - 08Real Felipe Fortress
The Real Felipe Fortress is a fortress located within the Monumental Zone of Callao, Peru. It was built to defend the main port of the country, as well as the city of Lima from pirates and corsairs during colonial times.
1.6 km · cultural heritage site in Peru · Wikipedia - 09Museum of Natural History, Lima
The Natural History Museum in Lima, is Peru's most important museum of natural history. It was established in 1918 and belongs to the National University of San Marcos.
6.1 km · museum · Wikipedia - 10Mosque of Lima
The Mosque of Lima, also known as the Mosque of Magdalena del Mar, is a mosque in Lima, Peru. It was erected in the areas of a mansion in 1986 by the Palestinian community in the city's Magdalena del Mar district.
8.6 km · mosque in Peru · Wikipedia
Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Fortaleza del Real Felipe
Benavides (fronted by Plaza Independencia),.
- 02Museo Naval
José Gálvez 123, informes@museonaval.com.pe.
- 03Museo de Sitio Naval Submarino Abtao
An old submarine that you can go inside, built in 1952 by American Electric Boat company, purchased by Peru in 1954.
From Wikivoyage: Callao, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Callao
- Airports
- Jorge Chávez (LIM), 4 km
- Stations
- Jorge Chávez International Airport, 4.3 km · Port of Callao, 700 m
- Trujillo → Callao484 km · quickest by air, 4h 8m · S/220–340
- Pucallpa → Callao496 km · quickest by air, 3h 53m · S/200–320
- Cusco → Callao584 km · quickest by air, 4h 1m · S/220–350
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Callao
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Callao. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIn Lima the shared taxis are prohibited, but there are some taxis colectivos pirata, and it might not hurt to look if there's someone hiding on the back seat or the trunk before entering.
From Wikivoyage: Lima, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Callao
Callao is 12 km from Lima, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bellavistadistrict of Callao Province, Callao Region, Peru1.6 km
- San Migueldistrict of Lima, Peru5.8 km
- La Perladistrict of Callao, Callo, Peru3.7 km
- La Puntadistrict of Callao, Peru3.3 km
- Breñadistrict of Lima, Peru9.7 km
- Carmen de la Legua Reynosodistrict of Callao, Callo, Peru5 km