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Delve into Piscone in Peru

Piscone in the region of Arequipa is a city in Peru - some 433 mi or ( 697 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital .

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Current time in Piscone is now 12:23 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Arica, La Paz, Tojroyoc, Taya, and Tancaya. While being here, make sure to check out Arica . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Piscone ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Sabancaya

Sabancaya is an active 5,976-metre stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru, about 100 kilometres northwest of Arequipa. It is the most active volcano in Peru and is part of a 20-kilometre north-south chain of three major stratovolcanoes, including the extinct and eroded 6,025 metres Nevado Hualca Hualca at the northern end, the dormant 6,288 metres Nevado Ampato to the south, and Sabancaya in the middle.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.78 -71.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Arequipa Region, Stratovolcanoes, Subduction volcanoes, Volcanoes of Peru

Muyurqa Lake

Muyurqa (Quechua muyuy to turn, to move circularly / to turn a body around its axis, -rqa verbal suffix, "twisted", hispanicized spelling Mueurca, erroneously also Mucurca, Mururca), complete Quechua name probably Muyurqa Qucha ("twisted lake"), is a lake in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Cabanaconde District. It lies west of the Sabancaya volcanic complex. The lake is about 5.8 km long and 1.57 km at its widest point.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.76 -72.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Arequipa Region, Lakes of Peru

Huambo, Arequipa

Huambo is a town in southern Peru, capital of the district Huambo in the province Caylloma in the Arequipa region.

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Located at -15.74 -72.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Arequipa Region

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