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Miss Perú 2011
Miss Perú 2011, the 59th Miss Perú 2011 pageant was held at the Real Felipe Fortress Convention Center, in Callao, Peru on June 25, 2011. At the end of this event Giuliana Zevallos, Miss Perú 2010 and Alexandra Liao, Miss Perú World 2010 crowned their successors Natalie Vértiz and Odilia García respectively. Around 24 contestants from all over the country competed for the titles and the pageant was broadcast live on Panamericana Televisión. Results Placements Special Awards * Best Regional Costume - Cuzco - Miluska Huaroto * Miss Photogenic - Pasco - Della Rivera * Miss Elegance - Loreto - Nicole Faverón * Miss Body - USA Peru - Natalie Vértiz * Best Hair - Amazonas - Giselle Patrón * Miss Congeniality - San Martin - Sofía Cornejo * Most Beautiful Face - Pasco - Della Rivera * Best Smile - Junín - Odilia García * Miss Internet - Tacna - Sherina Ruiz * Miss Talent Show - Villa Rica - Katerine Villayzan Delegates * Amazonas - Giselle Patrón * Apurimac - Carmen ...
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Natalie Vértiz
Natalie Diane Vértiz González (born September 29, 1991) is a Peruvian-American TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Perú 2011 and represented Peru at Miss Universe 2011. Early life Vértiz was born in the United States. She is the second daughter of former beauty queen Patricia González and Alberto Vértiz. After moving to Lima, capital of Peru, she studied at the Queen of Angels School and after completing her studies at that school, she moved to the city of Pompano Beach, Florida, where she lived until she was 19 years old. Pageants Natalie, who is a resident of Pompano Beach, competed in Miss Perú 2011, representing the Peruvian community in the United States, where she was one of 12 finalists and obtained the title of Miss Perú 2011, as well as the ''Best Body'' and ''Miss Silhouette'' awards. Her nutritionists and trainers, Christopher Rios, Daniel Rios and Xavier Rios, succeeded with his advisement towards her winning of the "Best Body" ...
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Pasco Region
Pasco () is a department and region in central Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac .... Its capital is Cerro de Pasco. Political division The region is divided into 3 provinces (, singular: ), which are composed of 28 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito''). Provinces The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are: * Daniel Alcídes Carrión ( Yanahuanca) * Oxapampa ( Oxapampa) * Pasco ( Cerro de Pasco) Places of interest * Cerro de la Sal * El Sira Communal Reserve * Gran Pajonal * San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest * Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park * Yanesha Communal Reserve External links Gobierno Regional Pasco – Pasco Regional Government official website Pasco Pasco {{Pasco-geo-stub ...
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Lambayeque Region
Lambayeque () is a Administrative divisions of Peru, department and Regional Government of Lambayeque, region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche culture, Moche and Chimú culture, Chimú historical past. The region's name originates from the ancient pre-Inca Empire, Inca civilization of the ''Sican culture, Lambayeque (''muchic: ''Ñampaxllæc)'' . It is the second-smallest department in Peru after Department of Tumbes, Tumbes, but it is also its most densely populated department and its eighth most populous department. Etymology The name ''Lambayeque'' is a Spanish derivation of the Muchik language, muchik word for god ''Yampellec'', said to have been worshipped by the first Lambayeque culture, Lambayeque king, ''Naymlap''. The Spanish gave the name to the early people. Geography The vast plains that make up the department of Lambayeque's territory are watered by rivers that originate in the Andes; cultivation is only possible in a small portion of this parched ...
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La Libertad Region
La Libertad (; in English language, English: ''The Liberty'') is a Regions of Peru, department and Regional Government of La Libertad, region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the Department of La Libertad ('). It is bordered by the Lambayeque Region, Lambayeque, Cajamarca Region, Cajamarca and Amazonas (Peruvian department), Amazonas regions on the north, the San Martín Region on the east, the Ancash Region, Ancash and Huánuco Region, Huánuco regions on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, which is the nation's third biggest city. The region's main port is Salaverry, one of Peru's largest ports. The name of the region is Spanish for "freedom" or "liberty"; it was named in honor of the Intendancy of Trujillo's proclaiming independence from Spain in 1820 and fighting for that. It is the ninth smallest department in Peru, but it is also its second-most populous department after Department of Piura, Piura and its second-m ...
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Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east. Political division The department is divided into seven provinces. Province (Capital) # Acobamba Province ( Acobamba) # Angaraes Province ( Lircay) # Castrovirreyna Province ( Castrovirreyna) # Churcampa Province ( Churcampa) # Huancavelica Province ( Huancavelica) # Huaytará Province ( Huaytará) # Tayacaja Province (Pampas) The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys. Demographics The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people of Quechua descent. Languages According to t ...
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Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire. Geography The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Department of Cusco. It is located about above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa. Provinces * Acomayo (Acomayo) * Anta (Anta) * Calca ( Calca) * Canas (Yanaoca) * Canchis (Sicuani) * Chumbivilcas (Santo Tomás) * Cusco (Cusco) * Espinar (Yauri) * La Convención ( Quillabamba) * Paruro ( Paruro) * Paucartambo ( Paucartambo) * Quispicanchi ( Urcos) * Urubamba ( Urubamba) Languages According to the 2007 ...
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Cajamarca Region
Cajamarca (; ; ) is a department and region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador. The city has an elevation of above sea level in the Andes Mountain Range, the longest mountain range in the world. Part of its territory includes the Amazon Rainforest, the largest in the world. History The oldest known irrigation canals in the Americas are located in the Nanchoc District of Cajamarca Department. The canals in the Zaña Valley have been radiocarbon dated to 3400 BCE, and possibly date to 4700 BCE. From the 6th to the 10th century the people of the Wari culture ruled earlier cultures in the highlands. They established the administrative center of Wiraquchapampa. In the 15th century, the Incas conquered the territory, expanding their empire. They established their regional capital in what is now Cajamarca. The Incas in 1465 established a new province there to serve as a bridge to their la ...
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Ayacucho Region
Ayacucho (), known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825, is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru. A referendum was held on 30 October 2005, in order to decide whether the department would merge with the departments of Ica and Huancavelica to form the new Ica-Ayacucho-Huancavelica Region, as part of the decentralization process in Peru. The proposal failed and no merger was carried out. Political division The department is divided into 11 provinces (, singular: ''provincia''), which are composed of 111 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito''). Provinces The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are: # Cangallo ( Cangallo) # Huamanga ( Ayacucho) # Huanca Sancos ( Huanca Sancos) # Huanta ( Huanta) # La Mar ( San Miguel ...
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Arequipa Region
Arequipa () is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated department. It is bordered by the departments of Ica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Cusco in the north, the Department of Puno in the east, the Department of Moquegua in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Its capital, also called Arequipa, is Peru's second-largest city. Geography This department has a rough topography, which is characterised by heavy layers of volcanic lava covering large areas of its inter- Andean sector. It has deep canyons such as the ones formed by the Ocoña and Majes rivers. Plateaus range in height from medium, such as La Joya, and high-altitude ones such the Arrieros Pampa and those located in the zones of Chivay, Huambo and Pichucolla. Volcanic cones, such as Misti, Chachani, Ampato, Mismi, Solima ...
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Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ...
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Huánuco Region
Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country. History The city of Huánuco was founded by Spanish conquistador Gómez de Alvarado in 1539, in the Inca town of the Yarowilca clan, Wanako. In 1541, the city was moved to its current location in the Pillco Valley. The indigenous chronicler Juan de Santa Cruz Pachacuti Yamqui Salcamaygua notes that during the Inca Empire, Pillco was a significant source of Aclla nuns for the capital city of Cusco, stating, "...there were maidens from all nations, especially from three, namely: Cusco and its terri ...
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