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
Photo: Ovruni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Ovruni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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.
Central Lima
Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Lima, Peru comprises the districts of Lima, Breña, Jesús María, Lince, La Victoria, San Luis, El Agustino and Rímac.
Lurigancho Prison
- Category: government building
- Location: San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-11.99183° or 11° 59′ 31″ southLongitude
-76.99677° or 76° 59′ 48″ westOperator
National Penitentiary InstituteOpen location code
57W52253+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 184873247OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q2142820
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Lurigancho Prison” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “San Pedro-gevangenis”
- French: “Établissement pénitentiaire de Lurigancho”
- French: “Lurigancho (Prison : Peru)”
- French: “pénitencier de Lurigancho”
- French: “prison de haute sécurité de San Juan de Lurigancho”
- French: “prison de Lurigancho”
- French: “Prison de Lurigancho”
- French: “prison de San Juan de Lurigancho”
- French: “prison pour hommes de Lurigancho”
- German: “Penal de Lurigancho”
- Spanish: “Establecimiento Penal ‘Lurigancho’”
- Spanish: “Establecimiento Penitenciario Lurigancho”
- Spanish: “penal de Lurigancho”
- Spanish: “prisión de San Pedro”
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