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The Palomino Islands (Spanish: Islas Palomino), also called Palominos Islets are a group of small islands off the coast of Callao, Peru. Home to a large population of sea lions and seabirds , it has become a popular tourist area.
Callao Bay (Spanish: Bahía del Callao) is a bay located off the coast of Callao, Peru. The islands of San Lorenzo and El Frontón are located to its west. Overview
This Island is the home of the religion Bokononism. Although the same name - the fictional island of San Lorenzo is located in the Caribbean Sea, positioned in the relative vicinity of Puerto Rico. ISLA, a poem by Edgar Saavedra. The short story, "The Pirate of the Island", in the collection, Ghostly Tales of Callao, by Mario Aragón.
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.
This an alphabetical list of islands in Peru with an area larger than 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi). [1]Amantaní (9.3 km²); Anapia Island (3.4 km²); Asia Island (1.5 km²)
The island is strategically located on the middle west coast of South America where it has easy access to Asia, North America, and Oceania. It also has easy access to the Atlantic by a proposed railway to connect it to the Amazon River which is only 700 miles away through Pucallpa. Its plan is to link the world to Latin America through Callao ...
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 Cave was visited by American Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in 1932 who under his term created the National Park system of the country with the passing of Act No. 3195 in 1932. [7] Callao Cave was one of the earliest national parks of the country when it was established on July 16, 1935, by Proclamation no. 827.