Chivay
Sign in to saveChivay is a town in the Colca valley, capital of the Caylloma province in the Arequipa region, Peru. Located at about 3,600 m above sea level (12,000 ft), 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Chivay is referenced by 28 other articles, and connects out to Peru, geography and time zone.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in the Department of Arequipa.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chivay
- Region
- Arequipa
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 4,543
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Key facts
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jorge Modesto Cueva Tejada
- Settlement.official_name
- Chivay
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chivay, 2023 (cropped).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Chivay
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Vilyuysky rayon (Yakutia) (2003).svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Arequipa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Caylloma
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Chivay
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 3635
- Settlement.population_total
- 5000
- Settlement.timezone
- PET
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Chivay District
- Population
- 5000
- Elevation
- 3632
- Capital of
- Chivay District
- Image
- Chivay, 2023 (cropped).jpg
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- Chivay
- P12749
- Pokhara
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
- External links
Chivay is a town in the Colca valley, capital of the Caylloma province in the Arequipa region, Peru. Located at about 3,600 m above sea level (12,000 ft), 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. A stone "Inca" bridge crosses the Colca River ravine, just to the north of the town. The town is a popular staging point for tourists visiting Condor Cross or Cruz Del Condor, where condors can be seen catching thermal uplifts a few kilometres downstream.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chivay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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