San Andrés is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in middle
Pisco Province
Pisco is a province of the Ica Region in Peru. Its capital is the town of Pisco, where the popular liquor of the same name originated.
Geography
Boundaries
* North: Chincha Province, Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
* East: Huaytar ...
in
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
. It is bordered by the
Pacific Ocean
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on the west, districts of
Pisco
Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber colored brandy produced in winemaking regions of Peru and Chile. Made by distilling fermented grape juice into a high-proof spirit, it was developed by 16th-century Spanish settlers as an alternative t ...
and
Tupac Amaru Inca on the north,
Ica Province
The Ica Province is the largest of five provinces of the Ica Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ica.
Huacachina is a small town, oasis and resort in this region.
Political division
The Ica Province is divided into fou ...
on the east, and the
Paracas District
Paracas District is one of eight districts of the province Pisco in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a ...
on the south.
Since the 1840s, the exploitation of the guano islands off the coast of the city of Pisco, brought as a consequence the arrival of crew members of ships of various nationalities, that is how, in the 1860s, Juan Falkoni ( Arguyani) Albanidis, a Greek sailor, takes Joaquina de la Cruz, a Peruvian from the area, as his wife, and they build their house in the location of the current district of San Andrés, (this house exists in the current location of Calle Grecia 110 in front of the plaza of arms and Greek atrium). Being this the first construction, and naming the first street with the name of Greece, later other immigrants settled down, all of them Greek sailors, such as Pedro Gkikas, Carassopoulos, Juan Comninos, Batikiota Kanelos, Francisco Penagos, Constantino, who also took native Peruvian women as wives and started the Greek Colony of San Andrés, that was the first foundation of the current town. Years later, Pedro Yika Briceño would be the first Mayor of the district. It is currently a prosperous district. It has a main square and many important streets duly paved.
External links
*
Municipalidad Distrital de San Andrés*
Pisco Tour
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1900 establishments in Peru