Callao Things to Do Tips by El_Sueco

Fortaleza del Real Felipe

The fortress was constructed to protect Callao and was completed 1767 after 20 years work.
It has the form of a pentagon. Each point has a place for canons, two of the points have towers.
The stones for the walls (4.30 m high) were shipped from the island Lorenzo outside Callao.
During a period in the first years of independence (1821-) the fortress was a asylum place for the government and parlament. For this the liberator José de San Martín gave it the name "Castillo de la Independencia".
The fortress has a rich history and was declared national historical monument in 1952. In the fortress there is a military museum (Museo del Ejército).
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Note: There is also a small but important Navy museum in Callao: Museo Naval del Peru. Outside Callao was the battle with the forceful Spanish navy, in their last attempts to threaten the independencia.

Address: La Punta, Callao

La Punta

A beautiful place to visit is "La Punta". It is situated at the "point" (punta) of Callao. Se map in the travellog.
You can go walking on the piers. There are many restaurants to enjoy at Malecon Pardo. You can go swimming in the sea (if it is the right season) or just hire a little boat from the beach (Malecon Figeruedo) to the "Mirador de la Punta", to look at the crabs and the pelicans.
On the piers are people fishing (not getting to much I think).

Directions: Look for Callao – Av. Oscar R. Benavides – Miguel Grau westbound, until you get to the touristic area and will be guided by signs and transit police.