Arequipa

[ ar-uh-kee-pah; Spanish ah-re-kee-pah ]

noun

1. a city in S Peru.

Arequipa

/ areˈkipa; ˌærɪˈkiːpə /

noun

1. a city in S Peru, at an altitude of 2250 m (7500 ft): founded in 1540 on the site of an Inca city. Pop: 791 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Lima is more than ninety leagues distant from the nearest active volcano, that of Arequipa.

From Project Gutenberg

Some rich mines on the coast, and in the province of Arequipa, are now nearly exhausted.

From Project Gutenberg

The railway as far as Arequipa was at length finished, the Oroya railway was begun.

From Project Gutenberg

The volcano of Charchani, lying to the north of Arequipa, reaches an elevation of 18,382 Parisian feet.

From Project Gutenberg

Centeno arrived soon afterwards at Arequipa, and in less than two days Carvajal arrived there in pursuit.

From Project Gutenberg