BACKGROUND AND AIM: Lead contamination is a health risk that has not been resolved and is related to conditions of poverty, which affects the global burden of disease, so it is necessary to identify critical points in communities exposed to lead and its risk levels. OBJECTIVES: Establish the levels of lead contamination in Callao to establish a risk map from here. METHOD: MATERIALS-METHODS: Surface soil samples were evaluated in the main streets and sidewalks of Callao, following the National and International Soil Sampling Standards. The samples are then analyzed to determine the lead concentration. The lead values obtained were used in order to elaborate a risk map based on the ERSA criteria. RESULTS: RESULTS: The risk levels for lead contamination, and supported by national and international regulations, were: low risk 140 mg/kg, medium risk 140 - 800mg/kg and high risk 800mg/kg. 50% of the collected soil samples present lead values with medium risk 140 - 800mg/kg and 30% with high risk 800mg/kg. CONCLUSIONS: CONCLUSIONS: The level of risk of exposure to lead associated with contaminated soils in Callao has a distribution similar to that reported internationally and to the findings reported by our group in previous works. These results can be taken as an input to establish public health policies aimed at reducing exposure to lead and preventing diseases, especially in children, pregnant women and the elderly.