Chivay
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, it lies upstream of the renowned Colca Canyon.
- Town with about 5,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,640 metres (11,940 feet)
- Description: town in Peru
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yanque.
Chivay
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Latitude
-15.63669° or 15° 38′ 12″ south
Longitude
-71.60222° or 71° 36′ 8″ west
Open location code
57PC997X+84
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Waray—“Chivay” goes by many names.
ChivayAsturian
ChivayCatalan
ChivayCebuano
Chivay (kapital sa distrito)Cebuano
奇瓦伊Chinese
ChivayCzech
ChivayDutch
ChivayItalian
ČivajusLithuanian
ChivayNorwegian Nynorsk
چیویPersian
ChivayPolish
ChivayQuechua
ChiwayQuechua
ChivayRomanian
ЧивайRussian
ChivaySlovak
ChivayWaray (Philippines)
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