La Pampa is the capital of
Samuel Pastor District in
Camaná Province
Camaná is the district capital of the homonymous province, located in the Department of Arequipa, Peru
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in
Peru
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. As of 2019, the town had a population of around 25,000. During this period, the town faced massive amounts of
illegal mining
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operations for gold.
References
Populated places in the Department of Arequipa
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