Bateria de la Merced

Bateria de la Merced is a historic site in Callao, Central Coast. Bateria de la Merced is situated nearby to the park Plaza Galvez, as well as near Club Regatas Universitario.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Real Felipe Fortress and BAP Abtao.

Real Felipe Fortress

Castle

Photo: Rarrunat, Public domain.

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. Real Felipe Fortress is situated 1¼ km northeast of Bateria de la Merced.

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 1¼ km northeast of Bateria de la Merced.

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 1¼ km northeast of Bateria de la Merced.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima.

West Lima

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Bateria de la Merced

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
Location: Callao, Callao Region, Central Coast, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-12.06742° or 12° 4′ 3″ south

Longitude

-77.15899° or 77° 9′ 32″ west

Open location code

57V4WRMR+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1847655428

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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