Canaan
Canaan is a locality in San Juan Bautista District, Huamanga Province, Ayacucho and has an elevation of 2,725 metres. Canaan is situated nearby to the neighborhood Aprovisa, as well as near the locality La Victoria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport and Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, Ayacucho.
Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: GelyJhohiv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport is an airport serving Ayacucho, Peru. It is managed by CORPAC S.A, a government organization that oversees Peruvian airports.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, Ayacucho
Church
Photo: Aucahuasi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Huamanga Cathedral is the main Baroque cathedral in Ayacucho, Peru. It is under the ownership of the Catholic Church and was declared a Historic Cultural Heritage of the Nation of Peru in 1972. Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, Ayacucho is situated 2½ km northwest of Canaan.
Santo Domingo
Church
Photo: Txolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santo Domingo is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Canaan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayacucho.
Ayacucho
Photo: EduardoZambrano, CC BY 2.0.
Ayacucho is in the Southern Sierra region of Peru. Ayacucho is embedded in a broad sunny valley with mild climate. It is home of the Morocucho people, a group of the Quechua. The population is about 100,000, altitude 2,700 m.
Canaan
- Type: Locality
- Location: San Juan Bautista District, Huamanga Province, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.17382° or 13° 10′ 26″ southLongitude
-74.20656° or 74° 12′ 24″ westElevation
2,725 metres (8,940 feet)Open location code
57R7RQGV+F9GeoNames ID
13323547
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In Other Languages
“Canaan” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Canaan”
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