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Barranco
Church on the main square in Barranco, Peru.
Barranco
Peru
Barranco, city in the southern portion of the Lima–Callao metropolitan area, Peru. It lies along the Pacific coast at an elevation of 213 feet (65 m) above sea level. Founded as a village beach resort in 1874, it became a town in 1893 and a city in 1901. In 1881, during the War of the Pacific, it was sacked and burned by Chilean forces. It is a middle- and high-income residential district, with public beaches, a large municipal park, and a zoo. The Pedro de Osma, a museum containing an extensive collection of colonial artifacts, and the national aviation school are in Barranco. Pop. (2005) 35,280.
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