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Morro Solar

Morro Solar is a headland, situated in the district of , to the south of , . Morro Solar is notable for being a site of the Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos between Peruvian and forces in 1881.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 251 metres
  • Description: mountain in Peru
  • Also known as: “Solar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include José Castro Mendívil Planetarium and Monument to the unknown soldier.

Planetarium
Photo: Mayimbú, CC BY-SA 4.0.
José Castro Mendivil Digital Planetarium, also known simply as the Morro Solar Planetarium, is a planetarium and dedicated to astronomy in the Morro Solar of , Lima, Peru.

Memorial
Photo: Galeria del Ministerio de Defensa del Perú, CC BY 2.0.
The is a located on a plain on the slopes of the northern side of Morro Solar in the district of , in , . It is dedicated to those killed during the War of the Pacific.

Stadium
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is a municipal stadium in the , , . It opened in 1993, and holds 12,000 people. The stadium's nickname is Cancha de los Muertos because the stadium was built over a cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barranco and La Encantada de Villa.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a suburb or barrio of the capital city of . is south of Miraflores with many clubs and cafes popular among college students in Lima.

Neighborhood
Photo: AlejandroFC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
Photo: El Surquillano, CC0.
is a neighborhood.

Morro Solar

Latitude
-12.17024° or 12° 10′ 13″ south
Longitude
-77.03207° or 77° 1′ 55″ west
Elevation
251 metres (823 feet)
Open location code
57V4RXH9+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2973916145
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3928489
Wiki­data ID
Q6914170
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Morro Solar” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Morro Solar”
  • Dutch: “Morro Solar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مورو سولار”
  • Ladin: “Morro Solar”
  • Spanish: “Cerro Morro Solar”
  • Spanish: “Morro Solar”
  • Swedish: “Morro Solar”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museo de la Guerra del Pacífico and Víctor Estremadoyro Observatory.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Morro Solar”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.