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Bookmark or Share- Huancavelica – Travel guide at WikivoyageEat. Drink. Sleep. Go next. Huancavelica is a city in the Southern Sierra region of Peru . Understand. Huancavelica is the capital of the department of Huancavelica. The population is about 37,000, altitude 3,680 m. Huancavelica is surrounded by about 4000 m high mountains that give a fantastic panorama.
- Huancavelica - WikipediaHuancavelica (Spanish pronunciation: [waŋkaβeˈlika] ⓘ) or Wankawillka in Quechua is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the department of Huancavelica and according to the 2017 census had a population of 49,570 people. The city was established on August 5, 1572 by the Viceroy of Peru Francisco de Toledo.
- The long legacy of Peru's "Mine of Death" - EARTH MagazineHuancavelica, Peru, located 450 kilometers southeast of Lima, has been known as one of the world’s most abundant sources of mercury since the Spaniards assumed control of the Peruvian mines in A.D. 1564.
- Huancavelica - WikiwandHuancavelica or Wankawillka in Quechua is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the department of Huancavelica and according to the 2017 census had a population of 49,570 people. The city was established on August 5, 1572 by the Viceroy of Peru Francisco de Toledo.
- Huancavelica | Andes Mountains, Mining, Colonial HistoryHuancavelica, city, central Peru. It is located about 140 miles (225 km) southeast of Lima, in the inter-Andean Huancavelica River valley at an elevation of 12,060 feet (3,676 m). Huancavelica was established as a mining settlement in 1563 after the local discovery of mercury, which was essential.
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