Callao

Proper noun

Meaning

A placename
Ellipsis of Callao Cave.; A cave in Luzon, Philippines

Several locations in the United States

Several locations in South America
The largest port city of Peru.

Several locations in Spain

Ellipsis of Callao Man.

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Examples

Foreign investment The Port of Callao is Peru's gateway for exports and imports The Peruvian government actively seeks to attract both foreign and domestic investment in all sectors of the economy. Source: Internet

In a 2007 Universidad de Lima survey of 600 Peruvians in Lima and the port of Callao, 82.6% agreed that the former president should be extradited from Chile to stand trial in Peru. Source: Internet

Lima is home to over 8 million Peruvians, one of South America's largest urban areas, it includes the neighboring community of Callao that's grown fast and expanded since the 1960s. Source: Internet

Heyerdahl and his five-person crew set sail from Callao, Peru, on the 40-square-foot on April 28, 1947. Source: Internet

The American entrepreneur Henry Meiggs built a standard gauge line from Callao across the Andes to the Interior, Huancayo; striking for Cuzco he built the line and controlled its politics for a while; in the end he bankrupted himself and the country. Source: Internet

Often spending months in one port or another, she visited Valparaíso, Callao, Paita, and Puna while her crew amused themselves with the beaches and taverns in each locality. Source: Internet

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