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unusual facts about Miraflores, Guaviare


Mauricio Jaramillo

He participated in the guerrilla assaults on the towns of Mitú and Miraflores.


1912 Liga Peruana de Football

This first season with organised league, covering Lima, Callao, and suburbs such as Miraflores and Barranco.

Alberto Andrade

A former mayor of Miraflores, he made many public works for this district and currently, his brother Fernando Andrade is the district's mayor.

Alfredo Salazar Southwell

The plane crashed in a field in the seaside district of Miraflores, killing Southwell.

BAP Apurimac

Later she escaped damage from the continuous attacks of the Chilean Navy during the blockade of Callao between 1880 and 1881, but after the defeat of the Peruvian Army in the battles of San Juan and Miraflores, the Secretary of the Navy, Captain Manuel Villar, ordered during the night of January 16, 1881 the destruction of the port defenses and the remaining ships of the Peruvian Navy

Veteran of two wars and many internal conflicts, from 1873 due her age it served as training ship in Callao port until January 17, 1881, when she was scuttled along with the rest of the Peruvian Navy to prevent being capture by the Chilean troops who occupied the port after the defeat of the Peruvian Army in the battle of San Juan and Miraflores.

Battle of Miraflores

The Battle of Miraflores occurred on January 15, 1881 in the Miraflores District of Lima, Peru.

Bombardment of Callao

After the successful attacks on the Lima suburbs of San Juan and Miraflores it became apparent that the city was going to fall to the advancing Chilean army.

British Cemetery, Callao

During the same war, Bernard Fleming, a 17 year-old who was born in Lima of British parents, died in the Battle of Miraflores on 15 June 1881.

Calamar

Calamar, Guaviare, a town and municipality in Guaviare Department, Colombia

Cayambe Canton

The Swiss food company Nestlé and the Cayambean company Miraflores have dairy-product factories in the city of Cayambe.

Cortijo de Miraflores

Cortijo de Miraflores is a historical building in the Pilar Miraflores neighborhood of Marbella, Spain.

Cumaribo

The municipality of Cumaribo borders to the north with the other three municipalities of the Department of Vichada; La Primavera, Puerto Carreño and Santa Rosalia; to the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; to the south with the Department of Guainía; and to the west with the departments of Meta and Guaviare.

Fernando Silva Santisteban

He died on December 16, 2006, his remains were veiled in the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, in Miraflores, and then cremated, his ashes being scattered in the Santa Apolonia Hills in his hometown.

Gastón Acurio

It opened in the district of Miraflores in Lima and expanded in Latin America and recently in Europe, opening restaurants in Santiago de Chile, Bogotá, Quito, Caracas, all South America and Europe.

Inírida

Inírida River, major tributary of the Guaviare River in the Guainía Department in Colombia;

José de San Martín

Under an armistice the opponents celebrated a meeting in Miraflores.

Juan José Guesi

On 27 September 1831 at Miraflores, Catamarca a Federalist force led by Nazario Benavídez and Julián Cuenca defeated the force commanded by Sergeant Major Guesi.

Long-tailed Mockingbird

It is frequently found in gardens and parks—especially in Miraflores and other parts of Greater Lima.

Manuel Bulnes Pinto

Himself and his squadron were later freed via prisoner exchange, and they fought at the battles of Tacna, Chorrillos and Miraflores.

Ricardo Rossel

As member of the Army Reserve Battalion, he was called on active duty and assigned to the Redoubt # 2 in Miraflores, confronting a ruthless enemy, and seeing with sadness and anger the looting and stealing of the books of the National Library by the Chilean forces.

San Juan de Miraflores

Within Lima, particularly in public transportation terms, "San Juan" generally refers to San Juan de Miraflores; San Juan de Lurigancho, which is north of the Rímac River and is of larger size, is denoted by its individual sections, such as Zárate, Campoy, Mangomarca, Canto Grande, etc.

Tomás Guido

Guido then worked as a diplomat for San Martín during the effort to liberate Peru, he negotiated with the Spanish Viceroy at Miraflores before San Martín declared Peruvian Independence on July 28, 1821.

Victor Delfín

He is best known for his monumental El Beso (the kiss), a large sculpture unveiled in 1993 in the "Love Park" by the Pacific Ocean in the Miraflores district of Lima.


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