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Arequipa Region

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Arequipa (Ariqipa; Ariqipa) is a region in southwestern Peru. [1]

66 relations: Amazon River, Ampato, Andes, Aplao, Apurímac Region, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Asháninka language, Ayacucho Region, Aymara language, Camaná, Camaná Province, Canyon, Caravelí, Caravelí Province, Castilla Province, Caylloma Province, Chachani, Chivay, Chuquibamba, Colca Canyon, Condesuyos Province, Condor, Coropuna, Cotahuasi, Cotahuasi Canyon, Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve, Cotton, Cusco Region, Cusco–Collao Quechua, District, Dune, Ecology, Fruit, Garlic, Grand Canyon, Habitat, Hydrography, Ica Region, Islay Province, La Unión Province, Peru, Lava, Matarani, Milk, Mismi, Misti, Mollendo, Moquegua Region, Ocoña River, Onion, ..., Pacific Ocean, Peru, Petroglyph, Plateau, Province, Puno Region, Quechuan languages, Rice, Solimana (volcano), Spanish language, Toro Muerto, Volcano, Wari culture, Wheat, 2001 southern Peru earthquake, 2007 Peru Census. Expand index (16 more) »

Amazon River

The Amazon River (or; Spanish and Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and either the longest or second longest.

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Ampato

Ampato (possibly from Quechua hamp'atu or from Aymara jamp'atu both meaning "frog") is a dormant stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru, about northwest of Arequipa.

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Andes

The Andes or Andean Mountains (Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world.

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Aplao

Aplao is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province Castilla in the region Arequipa.

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Apurímac Region

Apurímac is a region in southern-central Peru.

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Arequipa

Arequipa is the capital and largest city of the Arequipa Region and the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru.

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Arequipa Province

Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru.

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Asháninka language

Asháninka (sometimes referred to as Campa, although this name is derogatory) is an Arawakan language spoken by the Asháninka people of Peru and Acre, Brazil.

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Ayacucho Region

Ayacucho is a region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country.

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Aymara language

Aymara (Aymar aru) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes.

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Camaná

Camaná is the district capital of the homonymous province, located in the department of Arequipa, Peru.

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Camaná Province

Camaná is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru.

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Canyon

A canyon (Spanish: cañón; archaic British English spelling: cañon) or gorge is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales.

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Caravelí

Caravelí is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Caravelí in the region Arequipa.

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Caravelí Province

Caravelí Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.

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Castilla Province

Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.

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Caylloma Province

Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.

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Chachani

Chachani is the highest of the mountains near the city of Arequipa in southern Peru.

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Chivay

Chivay is a town in the Colca valley, capital of the Caylloma province in the Arequipa region, Peru.

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Chuquibamba

Chuquibamba (Quechua: Chuqipampa, chuqi means "ore" and pampa means "plain") is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province Condesuyos in the region Arequipa.

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Colca Canyon

Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru, located about northwest of Arequipa.

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Condesuyos Province

Condesuyos Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.

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Condor

Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus.

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Coropuna

Coropuna is a dormant volcano in the southern Peruvian Andes and belonging to the Central Volcanic Zone; its summit reaches an altitude of above sea level.

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Cotahuasi

Cotahuasi is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province La Unión in the region Arequipa.

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Cotahuasi Canyon

Cotahuasi Canyon near the city of Arequipa in Peru is one of the deepest canyons in the world.

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Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve

The Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve (Reserva Paisajística Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi) is a protected area in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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Cusco Region

Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (Qusqu suyu), is a region in Peru.

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Cusco–Collao Quechua

Cusco–Collao (Spanish, also Cuzco–Collao) or Qusqu–Qullaw (Quechua) is a collective term used for Quechua dialects that have aspirated and ejective plosives, apparently borrowed from Aymaran languages.

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District

A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by local government.

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Dune

In physical geography, a dune is a hill of loose sand built by aeolian processes (wind) or the flow of water.

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Ecology

Ecology (from οἶκος, "house", or "environment"; -λογία, "study of") is the branch of biology which studies the interactions among organisms and their environment.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering.

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Garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species in the onion genus, Allium.

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Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon (Hopi: Ongtupqa; Wi:kaʼi:la, Navajo: Tsékooh Hatsoh, Spanish: Gran Cañón) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States.

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Habitat

In ecology, a habitat is the type of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives.

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Hydrography

Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as well as with the prediction of their change over time, for the primary purpose of safety of navigation and in support of all other marine activities, including economic development, security and defence, scientific research, and environmental protection.

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Ica Region

Ica (Ika) is a region (formerly known as a department) in Peru.

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Islay Province

Islay Province is the smallest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.

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La Unión Province, Peru

La Unión is a province of the Arequipa Region in Peru.

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Lava

Lava is molten rock generated by geothermal energy and expelled through fractures in planetary crust or in an eruption, usually at temperatures from.

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Matarani

Matarani is a port city in Arequipa Region, Peru.

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Milk

Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals.

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Mismi

Mismi is a mountain peak of volcanic origin in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru.

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Misti

Misti, also known as Putina or Guagua Putina is a stratovolcano of andesite, dacite and rhyolite located in southern Peru near the city of Arequipa.

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Mollendo

Mollendo is a town bordering the Pacific Ocean in southern Peru.

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Moquegua Region

Moquegua is a department in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands.

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Ocoña River

The Ocoña River (Río Ocoña) is a river located in the Arequipa region in southern Peru.

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Onion

The onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

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Peru

Peru (Perú; Piruw Republika; Piruw Suyu), officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America.

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Petroglyph

Petroglyphs are images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography a plateau (or; plural plateaus or plateaux),is also called a high plain or a tableland, it is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes.

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Province

A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state.

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Puno Region

Puno is a region in southeastern Peru.

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Quechuan languages

Quechua, usually called Runasimi ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Andes and highlands of South America.

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Rice

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice).

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Solimana (volcano)

Solimana is a volcanic massif in the Andes of Peru, South America, that is approximately high.

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Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian, is a Western Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in Latin America and Spain.

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Toro Muerto

Toro Muerto (Dead Bull) is a collection of ancient petroglyphs in the Peruvian coastal desert, found in the Castilla province in the region Arequipa in Peru.

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Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

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Wari culture

The Wari (Huari) were a Middle Horizon civilization that flourished in the south-central Andes and coastal area of modern-day Peru, from about AD 500 to 1000.

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Wheat

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food.

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2001 southern Peru earthquake

The 2001 southern Peru earthquake occurred at 20:33:15 UTC (15:33:15 local time) on June 23 with a moment magnitude of 8.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).

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2007 Peru Census

The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arequipa_Region

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