Santiago District
Santiago District is one of eight districts of the Cusco Province in Peru. Santiago District has an elevation of 3,711 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 94,800 residents
- Description: district in Cusco, Peru
- Also known as: “Santiago District, Cusco”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anahuarque and Araway Qhata.
Anahuarque
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Anahuarque is a mountain in the Andes of Peru southeast of the city of Cusco, about 4,050 metres high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, in the districts San Sebastián and Santiago, west of the mountain Wanakawri.
Araway Qhata
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Araway Qhata which further to the south is named Kunturuma is a mountain in the south of the city of Cusco in Peru. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Santiago District. Araway Qhata is situated 3½ km north of Santiago District.
Muyu Urqu
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Muyu Urqu is an archaeological site and a prominent hill in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Santiago District, east of the mountain Araway Qhata, at the right bank of Watanay River. Muyu Urqu is situated 4 km northeast of Santiago District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cuzco.
Cuzco
Cuzco or Cusco, in the Southern Sierras, is a fascinating city that was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cuzco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of Peru's most visited cities as it is the largest and most comfortable city from which tourists can begin visits to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and other Inca sites in the region.
Santiago District
- Category: district of Peru
- Location: Cusco Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Spanish—“Santiago District” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “Santiago jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
- Cebuano: “Santiago (distrito sa Peru, Cusco)”
- Cebuano: “Santiago”
- Chinese: “聖地牙哥區”
- Dutch: “Santiago”
- French: “District de Santiago”
- Georgian: “სანტიაგოს რაიონი”
- German: “Distrikt Santiago”
- Italian: “distretto di Santiago”
- Italian: “Distretto di Santiago”
- Portuguese: “Santiago”
- Quechua: “Santiago distritu”
- Spanish: “distrito de Santiago”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Santiago”
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