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Canacota Destination Guide

Explore Canacota in Peru

Canacota in the region of Arequipa is a town in Peru - some 440 mi or ( 708 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Canacota

Current time in Canacota is now 01:58 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Arica, La Paz, Yuracmocco, Sibayo, and Puno. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Arica . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Canacota ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Entrando al valle del Colca - Chivay, Peru (resumen del valle de colca, la meseta chivay)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 3301 Rating: 5.00

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Chivay, Peru by TravelPod blogger Jp1008. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Entrando al valle del Colca " Salimos temprano de Arequi ..

Peru Tours & Vacations - The Colca Canyon, Arequipa

1:13 min by FerturPeruTravel
Views: 1179 Rating: 5.00

www.fertur-travel.com Peru Tours & Vacations - The Colca Canyon, Arequipa COLCA CANYON 4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS (AQP 03) DAY 1 CITY TOUR AND SANTA CATALINA CONVENT Reception and transfer from the airport to th ..


Colca Canyon Jorienenferry's photos around Chivay, Peru (nasca lijnen peru vliegtuig ongeluk)

1:48 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 594 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Jorienenferry's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about thes ..

Peru Colca Canyon Scary busride from Arequipa to Colca-2010-11-07-HzF-P1520823

3:17 min by PetrusPuck
Views: 364 Rating: 5.00

Bus left from Arequipa at 3:30 am and went over the Altiplano de Patapampa at 4900 meters. In this video we arrived at daybreak at Chivay, the hamlet in the valley, which still lies at 3700 meters. Th ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chivay

Chivay is a town in the Colca valley, capital of the Caylloma province in the Arequipa region, Peru. Located at about 12,000 ft above sea level, it lies upstream of the renowned Colca Canyon. It has a central town square and an active market. Ten km to the east, and 1,500 metres above the town of Chivay lies the Chivay obsidian source. Thermal springs are located 3 km from town, a number of heated pools have been constructed.

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Located at -15.63 -71.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Arequipa Region

Chivay obsidian source

The Chivay obsidian source (71.5355° S, 15.6423° W, 4972 masl) is the geological origin of a chemical group of obsidian that is found throughout the south-central Andean highlands including southern Peru and western Bolivia.

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Located at -15.64 -71.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeology of Bolivia, Archaeology of Chile, Archaeology of Peru, Geology of Bolivia, Geology of Chile, Geology of Peru, Quarries in South America, Stone

Caylloma Province

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

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Located at -15.64 -71.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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