Chillón River
The Chillón River is a river located in western Peru. It originates in the glaciers of the Andes, and its mouth is located in the Pacific Ocean coast of the Callao Region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Peru
- Also known as: “Chillon River” and “Río Chillón”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huaca Capilla Márquez and El Paraíso.
Huaca Capilla Márquez
Archaeological site
Photo: Enrique Jara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Huaca Capilla Márquez is an archaeological site.
El Paraíso
Ruins
Photo: Dibojutri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Paraíso or Chuquitanta are the moderns names of a Late Preceramic archaeological site located in the Chillón Valley on the central coast of Peru. The site is situated several kilometers north of Lima, the capital of Peru, in the San Martin de Porres District in the Province of Lima. El Paraíso is situated 3 km southeast of Chillón River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Callao.
Callao
Photo: Fausto Cornejo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Callao is a constitutional region in the Peruvian coast conurbation to Lima. Includes the districts of Callao, La Perla, La Punta, Bellavista, Ventanilla, Carmen de la Legua y Reynoso and Mi Perú.
Chillón River
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Lima region, Peru, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Chillón River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Río Chillón”
- Chinese: “奇利翁河”
- Dutch: “Chillón River”
- Georgian: “ჩილონი”
- German: “Río Chillón”
- Irish: “Abhainn Chillón”
- Italian: “Chillón”
- Latin: “Flumen Chillon”
- Lithuanian: “Čiljonas”
- Quechua: “Chillón mayu”
- Quechua: “Chillón”
- Quechua: “Chillun mayu”
- Spanish: “Chillon”
- Spanish: “Chillón”
- Spanish: “Rio Chillon”
- Spanish: “Rio Chillón”
- Spanish: “Río Chillon”
- Spanish: “Río Chillón”
- Welsh: “Afon Chillón”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Asentamiento Humano Haya de la Torre and Márquez.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Pampilla Oil Terminal and Playa Márquez.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Chillón River”. Photo: Cesaralata, CC BY-SA 3.0.