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

“I had to treat it as a emergency,” said Paredes, who worked serving lunch to miners in Arequipa, Peru, and borrowed money to fly to Mexico’s Tijuana, across from San Diego.

From Seattle Times

The model was revealed last week at a ceremony at the Andean Sanctuaries Museum of the Catholic University of Santa Maria in Arequipa, Peru, where it is on display to the public.

From New York Times

The reconstruction now on display at the Catholic University of Santa Maria in Arequipa shows her mouth slightly open and dark, piercing eyes gazing into the distance.

From Reuters

Airports in Lima, Arequipa, Cusco and Puno - where some of the fiercest clashes occurred during the earlier protests - are restricting entry.

From Reuters

The Public Ministry of Arequipa’s Fiscal District said investigators were working to clarify what happened.

From Seattle Times