Barranco

Peru

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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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