Lima Bay ( es, Bahía de Lima), also known as Miraflores Bay ( es, Bahía de Miraflores), is a bay located of the coast of Lima, Peru. Its shore is located on the central coast of the Lima Province and the southern end of

Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists o ...

, both part of the

metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...

of Lima. Administratively it belongs to both Lima and Callao.

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The bay is separated from Callao Bay by the

Peninsula of La Punta The Peninsula of La Punta is a peninsula located at the La Punta District, district of the same name in Callao, Peru. It is the point that separates the bays of Lima Bay, Miraflores and Callao Bay, Callao, both part of the Mar de Grau, territorial ...

. Due to its location, it is a place of great commercial, tourist and military importance, there is the Costa Verde Beach Circuit, which unites the coastal districts of the bay, which are La Punta and La Perla in Callao, San Miguel,

Magdalena del Mar Magdalena del Mar, commonly known simply as Magdalena, is a seaside district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima. Its current mayor is Carlomagno Chacón Gómez. Magdalena was officially establishe ...

, San Isidro, Miraflores, Barranco and Chorrillos, in Lima. The shore area is characterized by being rocky and full of cliffs. The Peruvian government has two mega constructions planned in the bay: the Miraflores Bay Cruise Terminal for tourists in the Miraflores district, and the Gran Bahía de Lima viewpoint in honour of

Miguel Grau Miguel María Grau Seminario (27 July 1834 – 8 October 1879) was the most renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the naval battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). He was known as ''el Caballero de los Mares'' (Span ...

in the Chorrillos district.

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