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Callao Naval Base (Spanish: Base Naval del Callao) is the main naval base of the Peruvian Navy.Located north of the main port of Callao, it is also a high-security prison, where members of terrorist groups such as the Shining Path and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) are located.
The Centro de Reclusión de Máxima Seguridad (CEREC) is a maximum security prison located in Callao at the Callao Naval Base and is one of the most monitored facilities in Peru, holding some of the main members of Shining Path and MRTA.
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.
Due to its location, it is a place of great commercial and military importance because it is home to the country's main port and a navy base. [1] [2] The bay is very rich ecologically speaking, which is why the Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve System was created, in charge of taking care of the entire bay and the nearby islands ...
The Naval Museum of Peru (Spanish: Museo Naval del Perú "Capitán de Navío Julio José Elías Murguía") is a naval museum located in the central part of the city of Callao. It is administered by the Peruvian Navy. The museum is mainly dedicated to the maritime history of Peru.
San Juan de Marcona – Naval aviation base; Although most of the fleet is based at Callao, this has not been considered an ideal location since it is also the main outlet for Peruvian trade, causing space and security problems. In the 1980s the building of a new naval base at Chimbote was considered though high costs and a poor economic ...
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 ...
The origin of the term Shining Trenches comes from a quotation of Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán: "Having become prisoners of war, [combatants] never kneeled but persisted in fighting, mobilizing and producing in ardent struggles; they transformed the sordid dungeons of the outdated and rotten Peruvian State into luminous trenches of combat.