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Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Arequipa
A city of white volcanic stone housing a 20,000-square-meter monastery that is essentially a city within a city, with colorful streets and cloisters.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Jacobo Hunter
Arequipa, Peru · South America
About Jacobo Hunter
Jacobo Hunter is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tiabaya, 22km from El Misti.
Jacobo Hunter is in Arequipa, Peru, with about 46,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tiabaya, about 4 km away.
Jacobo Hunter District is one of the 29 districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru.
The district is named after Jacob Dixon Hunter (Jacobo Dixon Hunter) who was a Scottish doctor (born in Madison, Indiana (USA) on 8 September 1837. His father was working there as a Presbyterian pastor. His parents returned to ScotlandRead more
and he grew up in Dollar, Clackmannanshire (his father's home town) and obtained an MD from University of Edinburgh in 1858. His MD thesis was on psoriasis and lepra. In 1859 he took a position as a ship's doctor and went to South America. He arrived in Callao on the first steam-powered ship to arrive there from Europe and decided to remain in South America. In 1861 he moved to Arequipa in Peru where he practiced medicine until his death in 1926.
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What is there to see near Jacobo Hunter?
Within an hour or so of Jacobo Hunter: Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Arequipa (5 km), El Misti (22 km).
Where is Jacobo Hunter?
Jacobo Hunter is in Arequipa, Peru, about 4 km from Tiabaya.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 46,092
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Peru
- Region
- Arequipa
- Timezone
- America/Lima
- Coordinates
- -16.4408, -71.5533
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Worth the detour from Jacobo Hunter
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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El Misti
5,822-metre stratovolcano overlooking Arequipa, a constant landmark on the Panamericana and Colca approach roads.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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- 22 kmEl Misti5,822-metre stratovolcano overlooking Arequipa, a constant landmark on the Panamericana and Colca approach roads.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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