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.