Lima, Peru

Real Felipe Fortress

Real Felipe Fortress, Lima

A vast pentagonal stone fortress guarding the port of Callao, begun in 1747 to the designs of Louis Godin after a devastating earthquake. The largest Spanish fort in the Americas, it was the crown's final stronghold here and now houses the Army Museum.

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Location

Coordinates: -12.06278, -77.14917

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