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Arequipa


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Arequipa

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political
Description
An early Spanish city; nearly destroyed by earthquake 1868; has steel plant & textile mills; produces leather, nylon & plastics; the chief distribution point of S Peru; has university since 1821.
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Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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