Clockwise from top left: Navy Ship; Leoncio Prado Military College; Miguel Grau Square; La Punta Viewpoint; Real Felipe Fortress; Sea lions; Port Terminal; San José Church; San Lorenzo Island; and Jorge Chávez International Airport
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Nicknames:
La Perla del Pacífico (Pearl of the Pacific)[1] El Primer Puerto (The First Harbor)
Motto(s):
La fiel y generosa ciudad del Callao, asilo de las leyes y de la libertad. (The faithful and generous city of Callao, asylum of the laws and freedom.)
Callao (Spanish pronunciation:[kaˈʎao]) is a Peruvian seaside city and region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists of the whole Callao Region, which is also coterminous with the Province of Callao. Founded in 1537 by the Spaniards, the city has a long naval history as one of the main ports in Latin America and the Pacific, as it was one of vital Spanish towns during the colonial era. Central Callao is about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the Historic Centre of Lima.
^Camara de Comercio de Lima, ed. (2000). "La Perla del Pacífico". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
^"Página en www.regioncallao.gob.pe". Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
^"Population of Callao". Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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