Chuquibamba

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Chuquibamba
Chuqipampa
Town
Chuquibamba
Coordinates: 15°50′21.35″S 72°39′04.89″W / 15.8392639°S 72.6513583°W / -15.8392639; -72.6513583
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Condesuyos
District Chuquibamba
Government
  Mayor Miguel Angel Manchego Llerena
Elevation 2,945 m (9,662 ft)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)

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.[1] It is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba.

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital, Retrieved January 9, 2008

Coordinates: 15°50′21.35″S 72°39′04.89″W / 15.8392639°S 72.6513583°W / -15.8392639; -72.6513583

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