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  Abancay - Apurimac Peru by Peru Travels
Abancay, "the Valley of the White Lilies" in the Quechua language, needs no further arguments to entice the traveler.
The city of Abancay in Apurimac is overshadowed by a towering peak, Mount Ampay (5,235 meters), a magical mountain which ensures the region enjoys one of the mildest climates in the Peruvian highlands.
Abancay is the starting point to explore the attractions of the region: Curahuasi, which produces Peru's best aniseed liquor; Saywite, one of the finest examples of Inca sculpture and the imposing Apurímac Canyon, considered one of the world's deepest, a wild and beautiful region which is ideal for trekking and whitewater river rafting.
www.perutravels.net /peru-travel-guide/apurimac-abancay.htm   (394 words)

  
 Abancay travel guide - Wikitravel
Abancay is in the department of Apurimac, Peru in a valley over the Pachachaca river.
The population is roughly estimated nearly 90.000 !!, altitude ca.
Guides can be easily found via the tourist office in Abancay,
wikitravel.org /en/Abancay   (277 words)

  
  Peruline: information service about tourism and travelling in Peru - Travel Highland - Abancay
In the province of Cotabamba the Yawar Fiesta is especially being honored: at this event the battles between the Spanish and the Indigena are memorized and symbolized by the demonstration of the fight of a bull and a condor.
The name of Abancay, capital of the department Apurímac, is Quechua and means "Valley of the lilies".
Abancay is also the ideal starting point for numerous adventure sports that can easily be exercised in the whole department of Apurímac: trekking tours in the rough mountain ranges or white water rafting on the Apurima-river, every sport-tourist will enjoy practicing his favourite activity in the incomparable landscape with its unspoilt nature.
www.peruline.com /peru/travel_region_abancay.htm   (286 words)

  
  Trips and tourism in Abancay (Peru)
Abancay is a city in Peru, located in the central Andes at approximately 2,300 m - with a semi-tropical climate.
It is the capital of the Apurímac Region and the Abancay Province and has a population of 44,571 (1999) now over 60,000.
Abancay was already a populated area before the arrival of the Incas.
www.tripstw.com /city/Abancay-82788.htm   (138 words)

  
 INCA TOURS- Apurimac - Choquequirao   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Abancay, capital of the department of Apurimac is situated in the Mariño river valley at the foot of the snowcapped mountain Ampay (5 240 masl), eternal guardian of the city.
According to chroniclers and historians, Abancay was founded in 1 574 by foreign visitor Ruiz de Estrada, under the name Santiago de Abancay.
The journey from Cachora to Choquequirao is on foot, a distance of 30 km, (an average of 15 h).
www.inca-tours.com /Peru_Info/Peru_Places_to_Stay/Apurimac.htm   (693 words)

  
 Peru: 80 heridos en protestas en Abancay | terra
Peru: 80 heridos en protestas en Abancay
Añadió que la policía recibió el permiso de disparar sus armas al aire para disuadir a la gente de mantener atacando la sede del gobierno regional, en el centro de Abancay.
Los pobladores de Abancay acusan a Suárez Aliaga de querer transferir a la provincia de Andahuaylas más de un millón de soles (unos 300.000 dólares), que estaban destinados a la ejecución de obras en otras provincias.
www.terra.com /noticias/articulo/html/act671562.htm   (385 words)

  
 Abancay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abancay is a city in Peru, located in the central Andes at approximately 2,300 m, with a semi-tropical climate.
It is the capital of the Apurímac Region and the Abancay Province and has a population of 44,571 (1999) now over 60,000.
Abancay was already a populated area before the arrival of the Incas.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abancay   (167 words)

  
 Tourism in Apurimac - Peru Contact
The city of Abancay is the departure point for tours around the region: Curahuasi, Saywite and the Canyon of Rio Apurimac.
The Thermal Baths of Cconoc, located at 78 kilometers from Abancay and 120 kilometers from the city of Cusco, in the town of Curahuasi.
Due to its accessibility it is visited through the district of Cachora, from the county of Abancay.
www.perucontact.com /en/conozca/apurimac.php   (906 words)

  
 abancay2001
Abancay 2001 is the shorter name for the 2001 Abancay Medical & Educational Mission,
A volunteer in a medical mission such as Abancay 2001 is exposed to a
Abancay 2001 is being sponsored by the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
hometown.aol.com /abancay2000/index1.html   (569 words)

  
 Trafico on Line Peru Travel Agency and Tour Operator Abancay, Apurimac
The capital is the city of Abancay, a spring like city with narrow streets, and white houses with tin roofs or red-roof tiles.
It was not until April 28, 1873 that a law was given to create the department of Apurímac, based on the provinces of Andahuaylas (Ayacucho), Antabamba, Aymaraes and Cotabambas (Cusco), and naming Abancay as its capital.
Located at the north of Abancay, it reveals the existence of millenary cultural centers.
www.traficoperu.com /english/ciud1.htm   (1106 words)

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