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limestone, which is well adapted to the purpose in view. Arequipa is the seat of a bishopric created in 1609–1612, and possesses a comparatively See also:

MODERN

modern See also:

CATHEDRAL

cathedral, its predecessor having been destroyed by See also:

FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire in 1849. It has several large churches, and formerly possessed five monasteries and three nunneries, which have been closed and their edifices devoted to educational and other public purposes. The religious See also:

ELEMENT (Lat. elementum)

element has always been a dominating See also:

FACTOR (from Lat. facere, to make or do)

factor in the See also:

LIFE

life of the city. A university, founded in 1825, three colleges, one of them dating from colonial times, a medical school, and a public library, founded in 1821, are distinguishing features of the city, which has always taken high See also:

RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank in Peru for its learning and liberalism, as well as for its See also:

POLITICAL

political restlessness.

The city's See also:

WATER

water-See also:

SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply is derived from the Chile See also:

RIVER

river and is considered dangerous to new arrivals because of the quantity of saline and organic See also:

MATTER

matter contained. The See also:

CLIMATE

climate is temperate and healthy, and the fertile valley (to m. long by 5 m. wide) surrounding the city produces an abundance of cereals, fruits and vegetables See also:

COMMON

common to both hot and temperate regions. See also:

PEARS

Pears and strawberries grow See also:

side by side with oranges and granadillas, and are noted for their See also:

SIZE

size and flavour. The See also:

trade of the city is principally in Bolivian products—mineral ores, See also:

ALPACA

alpaca See also:

WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool, &c.—but it also receives and exports the products of the neighbouring Peruvian provinces, and the output of the See also:

BORAX (sodium pyroborate or sodium biborate)

borax deposits in the neighbourhood. Arequipa was founded by See also:

PIZARRO, FRANCISCO (c. 1471 or 1475-1541)

Pizarro in 1540, and has been the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of many events of importance in the See also:

HISTORY

history of Peru. It was greatly damaged in the earthquakes of 1582, 1609, 1784 and 1868, particularly in the last. It was captured by the Chileans in 1883, near the See also:

close of the See also:

war between Chile and Peru.

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