Lima region
Huaura Province
Huaura District

Acaray

Acaray, also known as the Fortress of Acaray, is an archaeological site located in the Huaura River Valley on the near north coast of . The impressive fortress is located on a series of three hilltops, each ringed with a number of perimeter defensive walls that have parapets and bastions, which stand as testaments to the military nature of the site.
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  • Type: Village with 313 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Peru
  • Also known as: “Acaray Hacienda” and “Hacienda Acaray”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huaura.

Town
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is a city in . It is the capital of the located in the province of in the . It had an estimated population of 24,668 according to the 2017 census. is situated 6 km west of Acaray.

Acaray

Latitude
-11.05339° or 11° 3′ 12″ south
Longitude
-77.54867° or 77° 32′ 55″ west
Population
313
Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)
Open location code
57W4WFW2+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5750419459
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3948615
Wiki­data ID
Q2822644
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Acaray” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Акарай”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa d’Acaray”
  • Dutch: “Acaray”
  • French: “Acaray”
  • Georgian: “აკარაი”
  • Irish: “Acaray”
  • Macedonian: “Акарај”
  • Portuguese: “Acaray”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Acaray”
  • Quechua: “Acaray”
  • Quechua: “Akaray”
  • Russian: “Акарай”
  • Spanish: “Acaray”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Acaray”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Acaray”. Photo: Mybvega, CC BY 3.0.