Torete
Torete is a village in Uraca District, Castilla Province, Arequipa and has about 225 residents. Torete is situated nearby to the hamlet El Retiro, as well as near Santa Rosa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Toro Muerto.
Toro Muerto
Archaeological site
Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toro Muerto is a collection of ancient petroglyphs in the Peruvian coastal desert, found in the Castilla province in the region Arequipa in Peru. The site contains some 3000 volcanic rocks with petroglyphs dating back to the Wari culture, active from 500 to 1000 AD. Toro Muerto is situated 3½ km northwest of Torete.
Torete
- Type: Village with 225 residents
- Also known as: “Torete Hacienda”
- Category: locality
- Location: Uraca District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-16.24172° or 16° 14′ 30″ southLongitude
-72.47035° or 72° 28′ 13″ westPopulation
225Elevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)Open location code
57M9QG5H+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 3518528058OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3927151
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