Punta Malpelo
# Punta Malpelo

Punta Malpelo is a point in Peru near the border with Ecuador. It was a significant scene during the Gran Colombia-Peru War, because on August 31, 1828, was the site of the Battle of Punta Malpelo, where the Peruvian corvette Libertad sustained a naval encounter with the Gran Colombian ships Pichincha and Guayaquileña with high casualties on both sides.

3°30′02″S 80°29′31″W﻿ / ﻿3.5005°S 80.4920°W﻿ / -3.5005; -80.4920

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