Rimac River
The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area. It belongs to the Pacific Slope, into which it flows after bathing the cities of Lima and Callao, together with the Chillón River, to the north, and the Lurín River, to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: Peruvian river
- Also known as: “Rimac”, “Rímac River”, and “Río Rímac”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jorge Chávez International Airport and Callao Naval Base.
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: F Delventhal, CC BY 2.0.
Jorge Chávez International Airport is the main international airport serving Lima, the capital of Peru. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers northwest of the Historic Centre of Lima, the nation's capital city, and 17 kilometers from the district of Miraflores. Jorge Chávez International Airport is situated 3½ km east of Rimac River.
Callao Naval Base
Naval base
Callao Naval Base is the main naval base of the Peruvian Navy. Located north of the main port of Callao, it is also a high-security prison, where members of terrorist groups such as the Shining Path and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement are located.
BAP Abtao
Photo: Santiagostucchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
BAP Abtao is an Abtao-class submarine of the Peruvian Navy. The vessel which was originally named BAP Tiburón, was constructed by the American Electric Boat company in the United States and launched in 1953. BAP Abtao is situated 3½ km south of Rimac River.
Rimac River
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Lima region, Peru, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Rimac River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Rimac River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر ريماك”
- Basque: “Rímac ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Рака Рымак”
- Belarusian: “Рымак”
- Catalan: “Riu Rímac”
- Cebuano: “Río Rímac”
- Chinese: “里馬茨河”
- Czech: “Rímac”
- Dutch: “Rímac River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ريماك”
- French: “Rimac”
- French: “Rímac”
- French: “Río Hablador”
- French: “Rio Rimac”
- French: “Río Rímac”
- Georgian: “რიმაკი”
- German: “Rímac”
- German: “Rio Rimac”
- German: “Río Rímac”
- Irish: “Rímac”
- Italian: “Rímac”
- Latin: “Flumen Rimac”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rimac”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rímac”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rimac”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rímac”
- Norwegian: “Rímac”
- Polish: “Rimac”
- Polish: “Rímac”
- Polish: “Río Rímac”
- Portuguese: “Rímac”
- Portuguese: “Rio Rímac”
- Quechua: “Rimaq mayu”
- Russian: “Римак”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rímac (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rímac”
- Slovak: “Rímac”
- Slovenian: “reka Rímac”
- Slovenian: “Rímac”
- Slovenian: “Río Rímac”
- Spanish: “Rimac”
- Spanish: “Rímac”
- Spanish: “Rio Rimac”
- Spanish: “Rio Rímac”
- Spanish: “Río Rímac”
- Spanish: “Rio Rimaq”
- Spanish: “Rio Rímaq”
- Spanish: “Río Rímaq”
- Swedish: “Rimac”
- Swedish: “Rímac”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำริมัก”
- “Rímac”
- “Río Rímac”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Veintisiete de Octubre and Callao.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Callao Range Front Lighthouse and Puerto Del Callao.
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