Centro de Aviacion Civil

Centro de Aviacion Civil is an office in Callao District, Callao. Centro de Aviacion Civil is situated nearby to the shopping center Centro Aereo Comercial, as well as near the police station Comisaría PNP Aeropuerto.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jorge Chávez International Airport and Garagay.

Jorge Chávez International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: F Delventhal, CC BY 2.0.

Jorge Chávez International Airport is the main international airport serving Lima, the capital of Peru. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers northwest of the Historic Centre of Lima, the nation's capital city, and 17 kilometers from the district of Miraflores.

Garagay

Archaeological site

Photo: Aucahuasi, Public domain.

Garagay is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northeast of Centro de Aviacion Civil.

Callao Naval Base

Naval base

Photo: Galeria del Ministerio de Defensa del Perú, CC BY 2.0.

Callao Naval Base is the main naval base of the Peruvian Navy. Located north of the main port of Callao, it is also a high-security prison, where members of terrorist groups such as the Shining Path and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement are located. Callao Naval Base is situated 3½ km west of Centro de Aviacion Civil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lima and West Lima.

Lima

Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.

Lima is the capital of Peru and its largest city. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the modern city is a curious mix of the modern mega city with some 'islands of modernity', large but orderly slum areas and colonial architecture in downtown.

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 Central Lima, Miraflores and Barranco have their own pages.