Arenilla

Arenilla is a beach in La Punta District, Callao. Arenilla is situated nearby to the sports venue Complejo Deportivo Fortunato Marotta, as well as near the marketplace Mercado Virgen del Carmen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Real Felipe Fortress and Peruvian Naval School.

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 1½ km northeast of Arenilla.

Peruvian Naval School

Military installation

The Naval Academy of Peru is the institution in charge of the undergraduate education of officers of the Peruvian Navy. It is located at La Punta, Callao, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Its current director is Rear Admiral Luis José Polar Figari. Peruvian Naval School is situated 1 km west of Arenilla.

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 1½ km northeast of Arenilla.

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.

Arenilla

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: La Punta District, Callao, Callao Region, Central Coast, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-12.07161° or 12° 4′ 18″ south

Longitude

-77.15956° or 77° 9′ 34″ west

Open location code

57V4WRHR+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 297811345

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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