Saturday, December 14, 2019, Arequipa (Matarani), Peru
AREQUIPA (MATARANI), PERU Peru's population is around 32 million and Matarani's is 1/5 million. Primary exports are copper ore, silver, and gold. Arequipa is a department (ie., state) in southwestern Peru . It is bordered by the departments of Ica, Ayacucho , Apurímac , and Cusco in the north, the Department of Puno in the east, the Department of Moquegua in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Its capital, also called Arequipa , is Peru's second-largest city. This department has a rough topography, which is characterized by heavy layers of volcanic lava covering large areas of its inter- Andean sector. It has deep canyons such as the ones formed by the Ocoña and Majes rivers. Plateaus range in height from medium, such as La Joya, and high-altitude ones such the Arrieros Pampa and those located in the zone...