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The name 'Arequipa' may derive from the Puquina language, with the original form being Are-quiapi.
Arequipa
Peru
Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa. With a projected population of 1,195,700 in 2025, it is the country's second most populous city after Lima. It is the official seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and is known as the "Legal Capital of Peru".
From the “Etymology” section
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The city flag displays the city's coat of arms on a crimson field, confirmed by historians in the 1940s.
Arequipa
Peru
Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa. With a projected population of 1,195,700 in 2025, it is the country's second most populous city after Lima. It is the official seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and is known as the "Legal Capital of Peru".
From the “City symbols” section
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Arequipa was founded on 15 August 1540 by Juan de la Torre and Garcí Manuel de Carbajal.
Arequipa
Peru
Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa. With a projected population of 1,195,700 in 2025, it is the country's second most populous city after Lima. It is the official seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and is known as the "Legal Capital of Peru".
From the “History” section
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Arequipa received the title 'Most Faithful' by royal charter in 1805 for its loyalty to the Spanish Crown.
Arequipa
Peru
Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa. With a projected population of 1,195,700 in 2025, it is the country's second most populous city after Lima. It is the official seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and is known as the "Legal Capital of Peru".
From the “History” section
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Photo: Hans Brian Brandsberg Berg · CC BY 2.0
On 24 November, Arequipa commemorates the Martyrs of Quequeña and Yarabamba, executed during the Chilean occupation in 1883.
Arequipa
Peru
Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa. With a projected population of 1,195,700 in 2025, it is the country's second most populous city after Lima. It is the official seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and is known as the "Legal Capital of Peru".
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Hans Brian Brandsberg Berg · CC BY 2.0