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Pariwana (Quechua for flamingo, [2] Hispanicized spelling Parihuana) is a 5,022-metre-high (16,476 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region , Lampa Province , on the border of the districts of Palca and Vilavila .
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The Municipal Palace of Miraflores (Spanish: Palacio Municipal de Miraflores) is the current headquarters of the municipal corporation of the Lima district of Miraflores in Peru. It is located at number 400 Larco Avenue, in front of Miraflores Central Park. It was declared a national monument in 1999. [1]
Miraflores is the name of several places in Spanish-speaking countries. It means "behold the flowers" or "flowers view" from mirar ("to look at, to watch") and flores ("flowers"). It is commonly used as a name for a region or neighborhood that is considered especially beautiful or ornate.
The lighthouse was originally constructed in 1900 at Punta Coles, a headland near Ilo, but in 1973 it was dismantled and reconstructed in Miraflores. [1] It is situated in the appropriately named Parque del Faro, one of a number of popular parks above the cliffs in the city, which commemorates a century of Peruvian navigation.
The site of the building was located in Miraflores, a district of Lima which had been affected by the War of the Pacific.By the late 19th century and early 20th century, the district began to grow, as immigrants, notably of italian origin, began to populate the district.
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The Miraflores District lies in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. [2] The Cordillera Central traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [ 3 ]