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Arequipa is the capital of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 749,291 it is the second most populous city of the country. Arequipa lies in the Andes mountains, at an altitude of 2,380 meters (7800 feet) above sea level; the snow-ca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arequipa

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