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In 1926 Lima Country Club was founded, an independent company from the previous one, which contracted the preparation of the architectural project for the club's premises. The project's execution was entrusted to the American architect T.J. O'Brien, who completed the project and inspected the construction, whose materials were imported from the ...
The bay is separated from Callao Bay by the Peninsula of La Punta.Due to its location, it is a place of great commercial, tourist and military importance, [3] there is the Costa Verde Beach Circuit, which unites the coastal districts of the bay, which are La Punta and La Perla in Callao, [4] [5] San Miguel, Magdalena del Mar, San Isidro, Miraflores, Barranco and Chorrillos, in Lima.
San Isidro is an upscale district of the Lima Province in Peru.It is located in the west center of the city, it has a few meters of coastline. Officially created on April 24, 1931, [2] San Isidro, along with Orrantia and Country Club neighbourhoods, was separated from Miraflores.
Miraflores, founded as San Miguel de Miraflores, [1] is a district of Lima Province, in Peru.A residential and upscale shopping district, it is one of the wealthiest districts that make up the city of Lima, located to the south of the city's historic downtown area, as well as one of its main tourist destinations, housing several hotels (including the Hilton, the JW Marriott, and the Belmond ...
Alfredo Benavides Avenue (Spanish: Avenida Alfredo Benavides) is one of the busiest avenues in the city of Lima, Peru.It runs for 55 blocks through the districts of Miraflores [1] and Santiago de Surco, [2] starting at the Bajada Balta and concluding at the eponymous bridge that crosses over the Pan-American Highway.
Santa Rosa is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Officially established as a district on February 6, 1962. The district's postal code is 38. It limits to the north and the east with the Ancón District, to the west with the Pacific Ocean, to the south with the Ventanilla District. The Santa Rosa Beach is the main attraction of the city.
The Historic Centre of Callao (Spanish: Centro histórico del Callao) is the historic city centre of the Peruvian city of Callao, located west of the country's capital, Lima. The site was included within the larger area declared a Monumental Zone by the Peruvian government in 1972, which was expanded in 1990 to include part of Chucuito ...
Callao Harbor (1744) Historic map (1888) El Callao was founded by Spanish colonists in 1537, just two years after Lima (1535). The origin of its name is unknown; both Amerindian (particularly Yunga, or Coastal Peruvian) and Spanish sources are credited, but it is certain that it was known by that name since 1550.