La Punta

La Punta is a locality in , . La Punta is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Real Felipe Fortress and BAP Abtao.

Castle
Photo: Rarrunat, Public domain.
The is a fortress located within the Monumental Zone of , Peru. It was built to defend the main port of the country, as well as the city of from pirates and corsairs during colonial times.

Photo: Santiagostucchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Museum
Photo: Santiagostucchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Port of Callao, officially the Callao Port Terminal, is the maritime port of , a suburb of , . It is the country's main port in terms of traffic and storage capacity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima.

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Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel districts of Lima, to the south of the Rimac River and west of Av. Arequipa. The related districts of , and have their own pages.

La Punta

Latitude
-12.06626° or 12° 3′ 59″ south
Longitude
-77.16066° or 77° 9′ 38″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
57V4WRMQ+FP
Geo­Names ID
3936902
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