Real Felipe Fortress
The Real Felipe Fortress is a fortress located within the Monumental Zone of Callao, Peru. It was built to defend the main port of the country, as well as the city of Lima from pirates and corsairs during colonial times.
Photo: Rarrunat, Public domain.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …stands 5 metres (16 feet) tall
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
- Also known as“Castillo Real Felipe”“Fortaleza del Real Felipe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naval Museum of Peru and BAP Abtao.
Naval Museum of Peru
Museum
BAP Abtao
Callao Cathedral
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Lima.
Real Felipe Fortress
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Latitude
-12.06272° or 12° 3′ 46″ south
Longitude
-77.14904° or 77° 8′ 57″ west
Open location code
57V4WVP2+W9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Real Felipe Fortress” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “费利佩城堡”
- Dutch: “Real Felipe Fortress”
- Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo Real Felipe”
- French: “forteresse du roi Philippe”
- French: “Forteresse du roi Philippe”
- Japanese: “レアル・フェリペ要塞”
- Russian: “Крепость короля Филиппа”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Real Felipe”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza del Real Felipe”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza Real Felipe”
- Swedish: “Real Felipe”
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