Chivay
Sign in to saveChivay 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 (12,000 ft), it lies upstream of the renowned Colca Canyon. It has a central town square and an active market. Ten km to the east, and 1,500 metres above the town of Chivay lies the Chivay obsidian source.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chivay
- Region
- Arequipa
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 4,543
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Key facts
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jorge Modesto Cueva Tejada
- Settlement.official_name
- Chivay
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chivay, 2023 (cropped).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Chivay
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Vilyuysky rayon (Yakutia) (2003).svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Arequipa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Caylloma
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Chivay District
- Population
- +5000
- Elevation
- +3632
- Capital of
- Chivay District
- Image
- Chivay, 2023 (cropped).jpg
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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 (12,000 ft), it lies upstream of the renowned Colca Canyon. It has a central town square and an active market. Ten km to the east, and 1,500 metres above the town of Chivay lies the Chivay obsidian source.
Thermal springs are located 3 km from town; a number of heated pools have been constructed. A stone "Inca" bridge crosses the Colca River ravine, just to the north of the town. The town is a popular staging point for tourists visiting Condor Cross or Cruz Del Condor, where condors can be seen catching thermal uplifts a few kilometres downstream.