# Paucarpata

Arequipa, Peru

Paucarpata is a populous district southeast of central Arequipa whose Quechua name means flowered terrace. Famous for its ancient agricultural terraces stepping below El Misti, it was founded in 1572 and granted district status in 1825.

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Coordinates: -16.40778, -71.66312

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