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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
Arequipa, Peru · South America
Jacobo Hunter is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tiabaya, 22km from El Misti.
Jacobo Hunter is a town located in Arequipa, Peru. With a population of 46,092, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Jacobo Hunter sits in Peru, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Lima time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Jacobo Hunter to your route.
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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Jacobo Hunter is located in Arequipa, Peru, South America. The coordinates are -16.4408 latitude, -71.5533 longitude.
Jacobo Hunter has a population of approximately 46,092 people, making it a town in Peru.
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museum
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
scenic viewpoint
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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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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