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Callao
City and province of Peru

Callao

Callao is a seaside city and constitutional province in Peru.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Callao

The main cruise ship port for Peru is in Callao.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Fortaleza del Real Felipe

    Benavides (fronted by Plaza Independencia),.

  2. 02
    Museo Naval

    José Gálvez 123, informes@museonaval.com.pe.

  3. 03
    Museo 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.

How locals move

Getting around Callao the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

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