Chorrillos

[ chuh-ree-ohs; Spanish chaw-ree-aws ]

noun

1. a city in W central Peru.
2. a district in W central Peru.

Example Sentences

A general view of Lima from Pescadores beach in the Chorrillos district of Lima, October 27, 2015.

From Reuters

She arrived in court to hear the end of Judge Victor Zuñiga's decision, and was immediately taken to Chorrillos women's prison in Lima.

From BBC

Smiling broadly, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori walked out of the women’s prison in the Lima district of Chorrillos and was handed a bouquet of roses by her husband, Mark Villanella, who had been on a hunger strike demanding her release.

From Washington Times

Smiling broadly, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori walked out of the women’s prison in the Lima district of Chorrillos and was handed a bouquet of roses by her husband, Mark Villanella, who had been on a hunger strike demanding her release.

From Seattle Times

Fujimori, leader of the powerful right-wing Popular Force party, left prison in the Chorrillos district of capital city Lima, according to a Reuters witness at the scene where supporters had gathered outside in anticipation of her release.

From Reuters