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Fishing Port
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  • By Ciambella on November 1, 2006
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    The fishing port in Callao is such a sight to see. It is very congested; boats are jammed together without any sense of order or direction, some with stern in, some with bow in, and some rest sideway. There is no need for anchor because there is no space for any boat to drift away, they look like the fish from their catch, all are thrown in the same net and there is no hope for mercy.

    Looking at the mess, I wonder how the fishermen leave the port in the morning; it would take hours to wait for the outside boats to depart before the inside ones can move.

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    La Punta
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  • By El_Sueco on September 6, 2002
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  • Malecon Figeruedo - Callao
    Malecon Figeruedo
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    A beautiful place to visit is "La Punta". It is situated at the "point" (punta) of Callao. Se map in the travellog.
    You can go walking on the piers. There are many restaurants to enjoy at Malecon Pardo. You can go swimming in the sea (if it is the right season) or just hire a little boat from the beach (Malecon Figeruedo) to the "Mirador de la Punta", to look at the crabs and the pelicans.
    On the piers are people fishing (not getting to much I think).

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  • Directions: Look for Callao – Av. Oscar R. Benavides – Miguel Grau westbound, until you get to the touristic area and will be guided by signs and transit police.
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    Fortaleza del Real Felipe
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  • By El_Sueco on December 30, 2002
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    The fortress was constructed to protect Callao and was completed 1767 after 20 years work.
    It has the form of a pentagon. Each point has a place for canons, two of the points have towers.
    The stones for the walls (4.30 m high) were shipped from the island Lorenzo outside Callao.
    During a period in the first years of independence (1821-) the fortress was a asylum place for the government and parlament. For this the liberator José de San Martín gave it the name "Castillo de la Independencia".
    The fortress has a rich history and was declared national historical monument in 1952. In the fortress there is a military museum (Museo del Ejército).
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    Note: There is also a small but important Navy museum in Callao: Museo Naval del Peru. Outside Callao was the battle with the forceful Spanish navy, in their last attempts to threaten the independencia.

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  • Address: La Punta, Callao
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    EL REAL FELIPE
  • By RORRO72 on April 5, 2003
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  • En el pórtico del Real Felipe - Callao
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    CAÑONES DEL REAL FELIPE
  • By RORRO72 on April 5, 2003
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  • Cañones en el bastión del Real Felipe - Callao
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    The Beach
  • By hartti on January 13, 2008
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  • One of the Millions of Stones - Callao
    One of the Millions of Stones
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    In La Punta there are good beaches. Water is quite clean, and the waves are not so strong. Beaches are full of round stones, but there is small sand, too. Don't worry about sinking, the beaches are crowded by red-clothed life-guards.

    Besides swimming, it's possible to water-ski, too.

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    PASEO POR LA BAHÍA EN CHALANA
  • By RORRO72 on March 22, 2003
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  • Vista del Callao - Callao
    Vista del Callao
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    Recorrer la zona del puerto y más allá en una de las chalanas.

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    VISITA A LA FORTALEZA DEL REAL FELIPE
  • Updated By RORRO72 on April 5, 2003
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  • Bastión de la Fortaleza del Real Felipe - Callao
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    Recorrer los edificios de la Fortaleza del Real Felipe, fortaleza de los tiempos coloniales que defendía al puerto del Callao y a Lima de los piratas. Muy bien conservado y en manos del ejército peruano como Museo Histórico Militar. Soldados con trajes de época actúan como guías.

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