Caravelí is a town in Southern

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. It is the capital of the province Caravelí, in the region

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. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
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, Retrieved June 13, 2008 Its Catedral San Pedro, dedicated to

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, is the seat of the pre-diocesan

Territorial Prelature of Caravelí A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a particular country, person, or animal. In international relations, international politics, a territory is usually a geographic area which has not been granted the po ...

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GCatholic - Caraveli's San Pedro cathedral
Populated places in the Department of Arequipa {{Arequipa-geo-stub