Caravelí

Caravelí
Village
Caravelí is located in Peru
Caravelí
Caravelí
Coordinates: 15°46′21.95″S 73°21′56.79″W / 15.7727639°S 73.3657750°W / -15.7727639; -73.3657750
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCaravelí
DistrictCaravelí
Government
 • MayorDiego Arturo Montesinos Neyra
(2019-2022)
Elevation
1,779 m (5,837 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
5,000
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Caravelí is a town in Southern Peru. It is the capital of the province Caravelí, in the region Arequipa.[1]

Its Catedral San Pedro, dedicated to Saint Peter, is the seat of the pre-diocesan Territorial Prelature of Caravelí.

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 13, 2008

15°46′21.95″S 73°21′56.79″W / 15.7727639°S 73.3657750°W / -15.7727639; -73.3657750

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