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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rarrunat, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
- Also known as: “Castillo Real Felipe” and “Fortaleza del Real Felipe”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naval Museum of Peru and BAP Abtao.
Naval Museum of Peru
Museum
Photo: Santiagostucchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Port of Callao, officially the Callao Port Terminal, is the maritime port of Callao, a suburb of Lima, Peru. It is the country's main port in terms of traffic and storage capacity. Naval Museum of Peru is situated 280 metres north of Real Felipe Fortress.
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 390 metres northwest of Real Felipe Fortress.
Callao Cathedral
Church
Photo: DORM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Joseph's Cathedral also called Callao Cathedral or Callao's Main Church is a religious building in the historic centre of Callao part of the constitutional province of Callao part of the South American country of Peru. Callao Cathedral is situated 430 metres northeast of Real Felipe Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Lima.
West Lima
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 Central Lima, Miraflores and Barranco have their own pages.
Real Felipe Fortress
- Categories: convention center, fortress, historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Callao District, Callao, Callao Region, Central Coast, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-12.06272° or 12° 3′ 46″ southLongitude
-77.14904° or 77° 8′ 57″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Height
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
57V4WVP2+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 32482219OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
3964793Wikidata ID
Q2031014
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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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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 “Real Felipe Fortress”. Photo: Rarrunat, Public domain.