Lurigancho Prison

Lurigancho Penitentiary Establishment is a medium-security prison in San Juan de Lurigancho, a district of Lima, Peru. Located at the district's El Sol Avenue, its occupies a space of 25,867.43 square kilometres, of which 18,686 square kilometres belong to the building complex with a total capacity of 2,500 inmates.

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

Type: Prison
Description: prison building in Lima, Peru
Also known as: “Lurigancho (Prison : Peru)” and “San Pedro prison”
Address: Avenida El Sol, San Juan de Lurigancho

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Carlos and Los Postes.

San Carlos

Metro station

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San Carlos is a Lima and Callao Metro station on Line 1. The station is located between Los Postes and San Martín. It was opened on 3 January 2012 as part of the extension of the line from Miguel Grau to Bayóvar. San Carlos is situated 1¼ km northwest of Lurigancho Prison.

Los Postes

Metro station

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Los Postes is a Lima and Callao Metro station on Line 1. The station is located between Los Jardines and San Carlos. It was opened on 3 January 2012 as part of the extension of the line from Miguel Grau to Bayóvar. Los Postes is situated 1½ km west of Lurigancho Prison.

Huaca El Sauce

Archaeological site

Photo: Sheyla F. Crovetto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Huaca El Sauce is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km south of Lurigancho Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Lima and Santa María de Huachipa.

North Lima

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Rio Rimac North is the section of Lima north of Rio Rimac including the districts of Comas, Carabayllo, Puente Piedra, Santa Rosa, Ancón, San Martín de Porres, Los Olivos and Independencia.

Santa María de Huachipa

Village

Santa María de Huachipa is a town in Lurigancho-Chosica, a district of Lima Province, Peru. Santa María de Huachipa is situated 6 km southeast of Lurigancho Prison.