Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos

Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos is a municipal stadium in the Chorrillos District, Lima, Peru. It opened in 1993, and holds 12,000 people. The stadium's nickname is Cancha de los Muertos because the stadium was built over a cemetery.

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Type: Stadium
Description: municipal stadium in Lima, Peru
Also known as: “Cancha de los muertos”
Address: Calle Nicanor Cipriano Rivas, Chorrillos

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cristo del Pacífico and Morro Solar.

Cristo del Pacífico

Monument

Cristo del Pacífico, "the Christ of the Pacific", is a 37-metre-high statue of Jesus erected in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Its erection was a gift from a consortium of Brazilian companies to the city of Lima, under former President Alan García, and described as a parting gift to the nation on occasion of his leaving office after the 2011 presidential election. Cristo del Pacífico is situated 270 metres southwest of Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos.

Morro Solar

Peak

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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

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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 720 metres northwest of Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barranco and La Encantada de Villa.

Barranco

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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.