Chorrillos is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and part of the
city of Lima. It gets its name from the Spanish word for "trickle of
water". The district was originally founded as
San Pedro de los
Chorrillos and served as a deluxe beach resort until the late 19th century,
when it was almost completely destroyed by Chilean forces during the War of the
Pacific.
The current mayor of Chorrilos is Augusto Miyashiro Yamashiro
