Heroic Defenders
Heroic Defenders is a memorial in Chorrillos District, Lima. Heroic Defenders is situated nearby to the memorial Monument to the unknown soldier, as well as near the peak Morro Solar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Heroicos Defensores”
- Inscription: “La Nación a sus heroicos defensores caídos en las batallas de San Juan y Miraflores, 13 y 15 de enero de 1881.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monument to the unknown soldier and Morro Solar.
Monument to the unknown soldier
Memorial
The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is a memorial located on a plain on the slopes of the northern side of Morro Solar in the district of Chorrillos, in Lima, Peru. It is dedicated to those killed during the War of the Pacific.
Morro Solar
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morro Solar is a headland, situated in the district of Chorrillos, to the south of Lima, Peru. Morro Solar is notable for being a site of the Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos between Peruvian and Chilean forces in 1881.
José Castro Mendívil Planetarium
Planetarium
Photo: Mayimbú, CC BY-SA 4.0.
José Castro Mendivil Digital Planetarium, also known simply as the Morro Solar Planetarium, is a planetarium and site museum dedicated to astronomy in the Morro Solar of Chorrillos District, Lima, Peru. José Castro Mendívil Planetarium is situated 400 metres northwest of Heroic Defenders.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barranco and La Encantada de Villa.
Barranco
Barranco is a suburb or barrio of Lima the capital city of Peru. Barranco is south of Miraflores with many clubs and cafes popular among college students in Lima.
La Encantada de Villa
Neighborhood
Photo: AlejandroFC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Encantada de Villa is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km southeast of Heroic Defenders.
Miraflores
Photo: tafs, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Miraflores is a suburb or barrio of Lima the capital city of Peru. Miraflores is known as Ciudad Heroica or the Heroic City. There are many parks, gardens, high rise apartment buildings, hotels, restaurants and shops.
Heroic Defenders
- Category: historic site
- Location: Chorrillos District, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-12.17177° or 12° 10′ 18″ southLongitude
-77.0308° or 77° 1′ 51″ westOpen location code
57V4RXH9+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 6682227108OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Huaca El Tunel and Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos.
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