🏟️ Morro Solar

Peru · Americas · 12.18°S, 77.03°W

Morro Solar is a headland in Chorrillos District, Lima, Peru. Named after Antonio del Solar, a Spanish encomendero and Conquistador, it is located south of the city, and is best known after the 1881 battle that took place there during the War of the Pacific. Its geological formations are rich in silver which is extracted by several mining companies.

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Quick facts

Country	Peru
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	12.18°S, 77.03°W · view on map

Morro Solar is located in Peru, in Americas.

More monuments in Peru

Alto de la Alianza Monumental Complex · Balcón de Huaura · Equestrian statue of Francisco Pizarro (Lima) · Freedom Monument (Trujillo) · Fuente China · La Cruz del Viajero · Monument to Bartolomé Herrera · Monument to Chabuca Granda · Monument to Hipólito Unanue · Monument to Miguel Grau Seminario.

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