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	Callao - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Callao was founded in 1537, just two years after Lima (1535), and soon became the main port for Spanish commerce in the Pacific.
		Callao is built on and around a peninsula, the district of La Punta, once a wealthy residential neighborhood.
		Callao also several islands, San Lorenzo (currently a military base), El Frontón (a former high security prison), the Cavinzas, and the Palominos, where a large number of sea lions and sea birds live in a virtually untouched ecosystem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Callao (407 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		Peru -> History Early History Peru has been inhabited since at least the 9th millennium BC It was later the center of several developed cultures, including the Chavín (see Chavín de Huántar), the Chimu, and the Nazca.
		Peru -> Land Peru, which varies greatly in climate and topography, falls into three main geographical regions—a narrow strip of desert along the coast, a region of high mountains in the center, and a large area of forested mountains and lowlands in the east.
		Peru -> Government Under the 1993 constitution (amended in 2002), Peru's chief executive and head of state is the president, who is directly elected for a five-year term.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=peru (553 words)

	Chim Pum Callao Homepage: Facts
		Callao (pronounced Kah-yah'-oh) is the major seaport of Perú, handling three-fourths of the nation's exports and imports.
		In marine terms the word "callao" means deep shore which is another caracteristic of Callao's shores and the reason, according to many historians, why it was chosen as the main peruvian seaport.
		Some Callao historians think that the spanish conquistadors got the name from the natives but change it to "callao" because it was easier for them to pronounce.
	www.chimpum-callao.com /english/facts.html (392 words)

	Callao Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Callao is a region located in the central coast of Peru.
		It includes the city of Callao, which is Peru's most important port, and the San Lorenzo, El Frontón, Cavinzas and Palomino islands.
		The Callao region is composed of only one province, the Constitutional Province of Callao (Spanish: Provincia Constitucional del Callao).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Callao_Region (111 words)

	Callao Region -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Callao is a region located in the central coast of (A republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries) Peru.
		The Callao region is composed of only one (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) province, the Constitutional Province of Callao ((The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain) Spanish: Provincia Constitucional del Callao).
		The Constitutional Province of Callao is divided into six (A region marked off for administrative or other purposes) districts (Spanish: distritos; singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/callao_region.htm (193 words)

	AllRefer.com - Callao, South America (South American Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Callao was founded in 1537, at the same time that Francisco Pizarro founded Lima.
		During the War of the Pacific (see Pacific, War of the), Callao was occupied (1881–83) by Chile.
		An airport, a university, and Peru's military and naval schools are in Callao.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Callao.html (248 words)

	Peru: The Luso-Hispanic World in Maps (Library of Congress)
		From 1863 to 1865 he served as Commissioner of the United States to Peru to settle, through agreement reached by a joint commission composed of Peruvian and United States representatives, a conflict between the two countries regarding guano smuggling.
		This map, of a portion of Peru, includes streams, bodies of water, pictorial representation of mountain ranges and vegetation, settlements, and provinces.
		Main intention of map is to indicate the route taken by the Spanish army in pursuit of Joseph Gabriel Tupac Amaru during his revolt of 1782.
	www.loc.gov /rr/geogmap/luso/peru.html (1488 words)

	Seventh Grade's Bookmarks
		Lima is in the coast of Peru and it is the capital city.
		Callao was founded in 1537 and has become one of the most important ones in South American.
		the principal city of cusco is Machu Picchu, Cusco is situated in the south of Peru, it is in the highlands.
	www.angelfire.com /nj/jordanroad/perukeypals.html (946 words)

	Callao, Peru, Pictures
		Callao, city and chief seaport of Peru, western Peru, capital of Callao Constitutional Province, on Callao Bay on the Pacific coast, in the Lima-Callao metropolitan area.
		Callao was founded by the Spanish in 1537, and thereafter it developed as one of the most active ports on the western coast of South America.
		Frequently raided by British buccaneers, the town was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami (tidal wave) in 1746, with the loss of 6000 lives.
	www.greatestcities.com /South_America/Peru/Callao_city.html (263 words)

	Peru Post
		CALLAO NAVAL BASE, Peru (Reuters) -- Punching the air with a fist and chanting rebel slogans, Peru's Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman scored a propaganda coup on Friday and forced his terrorism retrial to...
		PERU began a retrial yesterday of the Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman, th...
		Boston Herald LIMA, Peru- The founder of Peru's Maoist Shining Path insurgency raised a defiant fist in court Frid...
	archive.wn.com /2004/11/09/1400/perupost (833 words)

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		Motorola del Peru is a subsidiary of Motorola Inc. It was established in Peru in March 1996.
		Peru has passed the turning point of the telecommunication services’ liberalisation, and competition is full, for the whole market since August 1998, when Telefonica del Peru ended its monopoly on basic telecommunications one year ahead of schedule.
		Peru, like other signatories of the WTO Basic Telecommunications agreement, has committed that its interconnection rates will be cost-based, meaning that those needing to interconnect with the dominant provider should pay a fee based on what it costs the dominant company (usually TdP) to provide that service.
	mkaccdb.eu.int /study/studies/26.doc (11067 words)

	History of Callao, Utah
		Callao is west of Fish Springs and north of Trout Creek, on the old Overland and Pony Express route south of the Gold Hill Mining area.
		In 1895 the name was changed to Callao because there were several places named Willow Springs that were previously established in the territory.
		Today about twenty seven residents live in Callao and it is the last town in Utah to use a one-room schoolhouse.
	www.onlineutah.com /callaohistory.shtml (134 words)

	THE TRAMWAYS OF PERU
		Peru's third was the first line in Lima, which was inaugurated on 24 March 1878 by the Empresa de Tramways de Lima.
		Callao street map at scale 1:10,000 shows routes of the two steam railroads and also the animal tramway of the Beneficencia.
		Callao street map shows the two steam railroads and also the interurban and local lines of the new "Tranvía Eléctrico".
	www.tramz.com /pe/li/li00.html (1576 words)

	Lima Post
		The Boston Globe CALLAO, Peru -- The founder of Peru's Maoist Shining Path insurgency raised a defiant fist and proclaimed &quo...
		PERU began a retrial yesterday of the Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman, the guerrill...
		Boston Herald LIMA, Peru- The founder of Peru's Maoist Shining Path insurgency raised a defiant fist in court Friday as the...
	archive.wn.com /2004/11/06/1400/limapost (595 words)

	Flowers Callao - Send by local florist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Flower Arrangements sent in Callao are created by proffesional Callao florists and are delivery in any part of Callao.
		If you reside in europe you well know about the Interflora Callao service and if you live in Usa we can tell you that Interflora florists are like FTD Callao florists because Interfl ora its the name of FTD in Europe.
		Callao is your port of entry to the glittering, elegant city of Lima, the darling of Peru.
	www.abcflora.com /continents/samerica/peru/callao.htm (206 words)

	Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peru remains on the Watch List due to concerns about continued high rates of copyright piracy and inadequate enforcement of IPR laws, particularly with respect to the relatively weak penalties that have been imposed on IPR violators.
		In late 2002, the government of Peru succumbed to Andean Community pressure, in the form of trade sanctions, and rescinded its protection of second-use patents.
		Peru’s Copyright Law is generally consistent with the TRIPS Agreement.
	www.emich.edu /ict_usa/PERU.htm (2268 words)

	Real Estate For Sale in Peru - Available Properties - Viviun the Leader in International Property Listings
		Prime Location In The Heart Of San Borja - Basement 227 m2, 1st story 200.50 m2, 2nd story 208.50 m2, 3rd story 208.50m2, 4th story 208.50 m2 Close to Jockey Plaza, University of Lima, and the main highways to the airport, downtown Lima, and the rest of the...
		Beautiful Chalet In The Andes - 1850m2 Of Land - This beautiful four-bedroom Chalet is in the heart of the Peruvian Andes in an area well known for trekking and climbing.
		Magnificent Residence In Peru With Sun All Year Round - - Sun all year round - View to valley - Finished in 2000 - Near churches, shops, restaurants, and public transportation - Architect: Giacomo Cánepa Includes: - 6 bedrooms - 4 1/2 bathrooms - 1 Jacuzzi - Bathrooms and kitchens (made with...
	www.viviun.com /Real_Estate/Peru (676 words)

	Epinions.com - Of All the Beers in Peru, Pilsen Callao is My Hands-Down Favorite... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The maltas in Peru remind me of some of the sweeter Brazilian dark lagers in that they are not really good examples of any "standard" beer styles that U.S. beer critics or judges would acknowledge.
		There are still several breweries, but while they sometimes use their old names, they're actually all united under common corporate leadership and ownership through the consortium known as Grupo Backus (formed in 1996, with Cervesur being added to the group just 5 years ago).
		This is in the Callao section of Lima, not far from the airport.
	www.epinions.com /content_4358774916 (1472 words)

	Peru Travel Guide by iLatinTravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Today it is a great city, it is the capital of the Republic of Peru, and it is a great metropolis with near 8 million inhabitants.
		During the colonial time, it was the most important city in South America and it concentrated the whole trade of the Hispanic colonies toward Spain, reaching their maximum splendor during the XVII and XVIII centuries.
		From Callao (port), many territories in the Pacific coast were discovered such as the Polynesia, and nowadays you can discover all the enchantments of Peru.
	www.ilatintravel.com /webapp/ilatintravel/articulo.jsp?cod=1998853 (602 words)

	CDC - Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Persons, Peru
		Furthermore, TB was the AIDS-defining illness in 10,939 (28%) AIDS cases in Peru (13), and 50% of persons with AIDS in Peru develop TB at some point in their disease.
		Lima is the capital city of Peru, and Callao is the adjacent main port; together they have a population of 8,239,891, representing 32% of the national population.
		Lima and Callao accounted for 78% of all Peruvian AIDS cases reported from 1983 to September 2000 (13) and for 56% of all TB cases reported in 1999 (12).
	www.cdc.gov /NCIDOD/EID/vol9no12/02-0731.htm (4390 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Callao
		Callao, city and chief seaport of Peru, western Peru, capital of Callao Constitutional Province, on Callao Bay on the Pacific coast, in the...
		The most notable inland waterway is the Amazon River, which is navigable by ship from the Atlantic Ocean to Iquitos in Peru.
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /Callao.html (74 words)

	The Maritime Heritage Project: Gold Rush Ships, Passengers, Captains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peru has also made a special treaty with Great Britain, in which all these liberties are guaranteed to British subjects there.
		All these things go to show that the press, as well as the mind, is beginning to exert its freedom in the countries where, for three centuries, all intellect has slept, and all freedom of thought been crushed--buried--under the incubus of the horrid institutions of the great Mother of Abominations.
		Should Peru sustain her liberties, a field is opened in the heart of Spanish America, and in the largest, best informed and most influential city and nation of South America, for the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the fullness of the Gospel to be introduced.
	www.maritimeheritage.org /ports/saPeru.html (482 words)

	SIMA Shipbuilders Use ALGOR FEA to Design Dredging Barge for Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline
		SIMA Peru S.A. designed and manufactured this steel barge with spud legs, named Leyla, which carried a 180-ton excavator to dredge an undersea canal in Pisco Bay off the Pacific coast of Loberia.
		The pipeline originated in the Camisea fields of eastern Peru, which are among the world's largest natural gas (NG) reserves, holding approximately 11 trillion cubic feet of NG and 600 million barrels of associated natural gas liquids (NGL).
		Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA Peru S.A.), a state-owned corporation and shipyard serving the Peruvian Navy, was commissioned by Pluspetrol to build a steel barge that could carry a 180-ton excavator and related equipment for digging a sub-sea piping canal in Pisco Bay.
	www.algor.com /news_pub/cust_app/SIMA (1799 words)

	Crommelin Extends Helping Hands in Peru
		CALLAO, Peru (NNS) -- USS Crommelin (FFG 37) reached out to disadvantaged people while conducting port calls in Salaverry and Callao, Peru, in July as part of UNITAS 45-04, the premier naval exercise in the region in which navies from 10 countries trained and developed interoperability.
		July 24, members of Crommelin’s crew collected and delivered toiletries, clothes, toys and medicine, all put together by donations from the crew in an effort to answer the emergency call issued in the Peruvian Southern highlands, where frigid temperatures were striking the most disadvantaged people.
		For many of the men and women on Crommelin, the greatest adventure of their trip to Peru wasn’t firing weapons at sea or conducting tactical maneuvers, it was the chance to make a small difference.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=14561 (735 words)

	TUVALU AND THE BLACKBIRDERS
		This is the story of the barques and brigs that sailed out of Callao in Peru, calling at every Pacific island group except Hawaii, kidnapping thousands of men, women and children by violence and treachery and transporting them to slavery and death.
		Not unexpectedly, however, the beauty of the younger women was not lost on the officers and, as it did not reduce their value as merchandise, they faced the age old choice of female captives the world over: seduction or rape.
		I did not know then the Callao hymn, of which the chorus is - "On no condition is extradition allowed in Callao," - and was afraid that the police might nab me and send me back so I got away as far as I could into the country till the vessel left.
	www.janeresture.com /tuvalu2/blackbirders.htm (15109 words)

	History
		This is a program for a Minstrel show onboard the USS Louisiana while in port at Callao, Peru.
		It was the first performance given by "The Louisiana Minstrels" and included songs, dancing, magic, juggling, comedy and drama.
		The ships were on the way to proceed with a much needed period of target practice with the guns.
	www.greatwhitefleet.info /GWF_Peru.html (831 words)

	Callao on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		El Callao Mining - Diamond Drilling Program - Lo Increible Gold Property in Venezuela.
		El Callao Issues Shares for Debt to Bema Gold.
		Enfants péruviens jouant dans une cour d'école, à Callao La croissance des enfants dans les pays en développement est dire.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Callao.asp (425 words)

	Callao
		Callao was founded in 1537, at the same time that Francisco
		Rimac - Rimac, river, c.80 mi (130 km) long, rising in the Andes of W Peru, and flowing W through Lima to...
		Plaza Callao, statue of Don Quichote and Sancho Pancha.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0809913.html (305 words)

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