Callao (per)

Callao

Callao ranks 1,653rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Beverley, Abbasid Samarra, and Viña del Mar. Memorable people born in Callao include Claudio Pizarro, Oswaldo Ramírez, and Nolberto Solano. Memorable people who died in Callao include Abimael Guzmán, Augusto B. Leguía, and Mario de las Casas. Callao has been the birth place of many soccer players and the death place of many soccer players and social activists. Callao is located in Peru.

Callao 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. Read more on Wikipedia