Caraveli Province

Caravelí is a Peruvian province in the west of the department of Arequipa, with its capital in the homonymous Caravelí. It borders to the north with the department of Ayacucho, to the east with the provinces of La Unión, Condesuyos and Camaná, to the south with the Pacific Ocean and to the west with the department of Ica.

Hierarchically within the Catholic Church, it belongs to the Prelature of Caravelí.

History

This province was created by Law No. 8004 of February 22, 1935, which divided the province of Camaná, in the government of President Óscar R. Benavides. The law does not specify the geographical reasons for its creation.

The capital of the province is the city of Caravelí, elevated to a town by law of November 9, 1839 and then to the category of city by law of September 2, 1870.

Maps from between 1500 and 1600 can be seen at the New York Public Library, where Caravelí is an important town in the region.

Many of its districts do not have a creation law, they have been such since Independence and others in fact, such as the case of the Lomas district that was a hamlet of the Acarí district, until October 1935 when councilors were appointed to the Council Hills District.

Administrative division

The province covers an area of 13,139.41 km² and is divided into thirteen districts.

• Caravelí
• Acarí
• Attic
• Atiquipa
• Bella Union
• Cahuacho
• Chala
• Cháparra
• Huanuhuanu
• Jaquí
• Lomas
• Quicacha
• Yauca

Population

• Estimated population 2002: 30,316 hab.
• Area: 13.139.41 km2
• Population density: 2,3 rooms/km2
• Capital: Caravelí (1779 m. n. m.)
• Number of Districts: 013
• Regional capital distance: 179 km

Historical series

1961: 20,235

1972: 23,647

1981: 24,703

1993: 27,484

Population census 1993: 27 484

- Urban: 16 568

- Rural: 10 916

- Men: 15 363

- Women: 12 121

Geology

In this province, the Intrusive-Cretaceous of the Tertiary prevails. Its capital, the city of Caravelí, is located on this group of igneous rocks. This province has the longest coastline in the Arequipa Region: 200 km. The Cordillera de la Costa, in this province, has a width that varies between 20 and 30 km, reaching a height of up to 1500 m s. no. m..

At 1000ms. no. m., In the coastal plain, there are the pampas, hills and hills, dry ravines, narrow valleys, dunes, as well as the hills of Atiquipa, Lomas, Atico and Pescadores. It is the second largest province in the Region.

Climate

The climate is arid and semi-warm in the coastal area. In the upper part, adjacent to the Department of Ayacucho, the climate is temperate with light summer rains. The average annual temperature on the coast is between 17 °C and 19 °C and in the high areas between 12 and 15 °C.

Half of the province has a desert climate according to W. Koppen's classification.

The areas near the coast have a steppe climate, with winter rains.

The zones located between 1500 and 2500 m s. no. m. Like the provincial capital, they have a steppe climate but with summer rains. About 2500 m a.s. no. m. there is a cold climate (Boreal)

Topography

The fact that the territory of this province is located between the Pacific Ocean and the Andean foothills determines that the relief is very rugged. It presents four geomorphological units: Coastal Belt; Coastal Strip, Coastal Plain and Andean Front and Cross Valleys

Natural resources

It has four groups of land: suitable for clean cultivation (14,380 ha); suitable for permanent crops (26,990 ha); Suitable for pastures (27,240 ha) and protected lands (1,253,923 ha).

Beaches

Yanyarina

It is the northernmost beach, a continuation of the one that begins in Ica. A beach full of birds separated from the La Libertad spa by a hill that goes into the sea and which in turn is linked to a ledge with an islet, separated by a water channel. On the islet there is a stone that the fishermen of the area call "El Buda".

Freedom

Formed by a curved sand cove, where the sea is generally calm. This in turn is sheltered by Punta Sombrerillo. A small beach: El Buda, marks the beginning of the spa, which then continues with Lomo de Corvina and then, after a ledge presided over by a Cross, the spa itself emerges, with a few houses.

The coast, to the south, presents cliffs and inaccessible places, before reaching Cirilo beach, which at its other end is flanked by ravines and alleys. In that area is the islet known as El Submarino or El Barco de los Pajaritos, due to the presence of guano birds. Cliffs and a ledge follow, known as Las Tres Cuevas and Punta Pirata before Los Erizos beach appears, which is a curve of sand, enclosed by a cliff:

El Cahuacho or Playa Grande

It emerges below, to the south. Wide, extensive and inhabited by birds. Another hill marks the end of that beach. From there you can see the islands of the Peninsula. This area (The Peninsula) is also known as Los Arcos. There are three large guano islets that form channels and whimsical shapes between them. His presence marks the beginning of the Sombrerillo beach. A steep ledge that ends at Hercules Island, bisects the beautiful sea beach.

Hercules Island

At the end of a steep ledge. Flat, high and large, it is linked to the shore by a neck of sand that forms two beaches.

At the end of these, an inaccessible islet inhabited by birds marks the beginning of Mansa de Lomas beach. This is long, with a sloping shore and fine sand. Machas are extracted from it.

After a curve is Punta Lomas beach, where bathers have ramadas and two hotels. On this beach is the old fishing port of Lomas. In front of this port, the steamer Pachitea (1915) was wrecked.

At "km 528" from the Panamericana Sur highway, a paved road leads to the port, which has houses built at the beginning of the XX century, restaurants and a hotel. To the south are canning and fishmeal factories.

Punta Lomas

A steep and high guano zone, in front of which is the Lobería islet, on which a lighthouse is installed, and therefore with restricted access.

Going south is Brava de Lomas beach, which is large, with fine sand and large banks of sand. From there the dunes go into the continent, driven by the strong winds that come from the sea. The beach ends limited by Punta Peñuetas. In the past the area was known, especially by English cartographers, as Punta Paquija or Chaviña. ebribarivi frii fire tootootooto totoo otottot oo toto tot ot oot oo t oot o tto o tt oo tto otot o t

Peñuelas Beach

Small and limited by islets inhabited by sea lions and followed by several small sandy and rocky beaches.

Morro Chala

This hill marks the limit of the Tanaca spa, famous for its wells between the cliffs. Nose described in the chronicles of the XVIIth century. It is made up of the Cusihuamán and Cahuamarca peaks (1,297 m.a.s.l.) and a sand dune hill of 1,148 m.a.s.l. no. m..

Black and reddish in color, Morro Chala forms a 25 km curve between Tanaca and Chala beach. In this Morro, furrowed by fresh water that allows the flowering of casuarinas and fig trees, pre-Columbian ruins and terraces are housed, the only ones in Peru that are on the beach.

Tanaka

To the south are the pools of Tanaca. The cliffs begin with the Maucayata inlet, with calm pools and guano islets. In this area there are pre-Columbian ruins that could have been used as granaries.

Silaka

Continuing south, at kilometer 596.5, after passing large areas of grass and islets with sea lions and guano birds, is the Silaca spa. This is populated only in summer by the families of the Jaqui district.

The Silaca spa has the appearance of an Inca town amid ruins and terraces, the houses are made of stones and the roofs are made of conical reeds.

There the pools have names like: Los Hombres, Las Sirenas, Las Viejas, the landing stage, Piero, Los Curcos or Hunchbacks, La Cruz, Los Compadres, Brujillos, Vladimir and Los Pajaritos. Between Los Compadres and Brujillos is the guano point of Puerto Viejo, the Lobería Islet, the Santa Rosa ravine and islet, and the Ocopa cove.

This spa has a significant variety of shellfish (limpets, wafers, mussels) and fish, vacationing families enjoy the benefits of nature during these 3 months of summer, it is a small but large spa in the thousand adventures that can be lived.

Jihuay

To the south of the Los Pajaritos pool and the ravine where the Atiquipa river flows down, is Jihuay beach. On the same route is the former resort of Moca. This pregnant with ruins and terraces is abandoned and is the twin of Silaca.

Inca Port

The last beach of Morro Chala is Puerto Inca, which until the beginning of the s. XX was known as Llacpatera. There are Inca ruins and an Inca trail that leads to Cusco (Qosqo = "Navel of the world").

Puerto Inca is at the height of "km 603" from the Panamericana Sur highway and it is affirmed that the Inca took baths there.

Chala

Bahía de Chala is a large sandy beach, located south of Puerto Inca. It has three sectors known as: Aguadita, La Calera and Playa Grande or Playa Hermosa.

From here, it is said, that the chasquis (messengers who covered great distances in a very short time on the run) brought fresh fish to Cusco.

Girl Beach

Continuing south is Playa Chica, with a flat shore and calm sea. It has a handmade pier with islets in the immediate vicinity as a natural breakwater. These islets join the Centinela hill where a lighthouse is located on its top.

Authorities

Regionals

• Regional adviser
  • 2019 - 2022: Santiago Neyra Almenara (Alliance for Progress)

Municipals

• 2019 - 2022
  • Mayor: Diego Arturo Montesinos Neyra of Arequipa Renace.
  • Regivers:
  1. Angel Aníbal Montoya Negrillo (Arequipa Renace)
  2. Humberto Zacarías Quispe Huamaní (Arequipa Renace)
  3. Teresa Marilú Jayo Morón (Arequipa Renace)
  4. Ricardo Rómulo Dueñas Benites (Arequipa Renace)
  5. Karla Gutiérrez Arapa (Arequipa Renace)
  6. Leogardis Diosely Domínguez Martínez (Alliance for Progress)
  7. Luis Moisés Rosas Chuquitaype (Popular Action)

Festivities

• Saint Peter.
• Virgin of the Good Pass
• San Andrés