San Vicente de Cañete District
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San Vicente de Cañete, commonly known simply as Cañete, is a town in Peru
, which is the capital of the Cañete Province
, in the Lima Region
. With a population of 25,829 (1999 estimate), Cañete is the main town of the San Vicente de Cañete District.
The warm and peaceful town of Cañete is located just one and a half hour to the south of Lima
(144 km) and serves, for tourists, primarily as a gateway to Lunahuaná District
. The Plaza de Armas lies on 2 de Mayo, a few blocks inland from the spot on the Pan-American Highway
, where buses pause for passengers to get on or off. All buses heading south from Lima or north to Lima on the Pan-American Highway pass through Cañete. This is one of the most important homes of the most representative liquor from Peru: the Pisco
.
Cerro Azul, Peru
or the enchanted town is one of the most visited districts during the summer time. It is located due north 15 minutes from San Vicente de Cañete.
Cerro Azul enjoys many attraccions. For example, quality surf beaches, pre-inca ruins, restaurants, for example Don Satu and el Piloto.
Also cerro azul has upper high end beach homes. This located in old Cerro azul.
The first inhabitants of these lands were the Huarcos. Later, the area was inhabited by the descendants of the slaves forced to work on the cotton plantations. The old slaves and their descendents lived here. The slaves arrived from Guinea, Congo, and Angola, brought to the Peruvian coast during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to work in the cotton and sugar cane fields and in the vineyards.
It also has a district called Asia which has a lot of beaches which people from Lima
rent houses and there is also a mall called Sur Plaza Boulevard
.
San Vicente de Cañete District is one of sixteen districts
of the province Cañete
in Peru
.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, which is the capital of the Cañete Province
Cañete Province
Cañete is a province located in southern Lima Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the north, the Ica Region on the south, the Huarochirí and Yauyos provinces on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the town of San Vicente de Cañete District...
, in the Lima Region
Lima Region
Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....
. With a population of 25,829 (1999 estimate), Cañete is the main town of the San Vicente de Cañete District.
The warm and peaceful town of Cañete is located just one and a half hour to the south of Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
(144 km) and serves, for tourists, primarily as a gateway to Lunahuaná District
Lunahuaná
Lunahuaná is a town in the Cañete Province of the Lima Region, in western Peru. It has a population of 3,595 and is the largest town in the Lunahuaná District....
. The Plaza de Armas lies on 2 de Mayo, a few blocks inland from the spot on the Pan-American Highway
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads measuring about in total length. Except for an rainforest break, called the Darién Gap, the road links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to Guinness World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world's...
, where buses pause for passengers to get on or off. All buses heading south from Lima or north to Lima on the Pan-American Highway pass through Cañete. This is one of the most important homes of the most representative liquor from Peru: the Pisco
Pisco
Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber colored grape brandy produced in winemaking regions of Chile and Peru. Pisco was developed by Spanish settlers in the 16th century as an alternative to orujo, a pomace brandy that was being imported from Spain...
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Cerro Azul, Peru
Cerro Azul, Peru
Cerro Azul is a fishing village and formerly a commercial port in the Cañete Province, Lima Region, Peru. Located 131 km south of Lima, it is frequently visited in the summer by its residents, and those of San Vicente de Cañete. The village has come to depend more heavily on tourism than on...
or the enchanted town is one of the most visited districts during the summer time. It is located due north 15 minutes from San Vicente de Cañete.
Cerro Azul enjoys many attraccions. For example, quality surf beaches, pre-inca ruins, restaurants, for example Don Satu and el Piloto.
Also cerro azul has upper high end beach homes. This located in old Cerro azul.
The first inhabitants of these lands were the Huarcos. Later, the area was inhabited by the descendants of the slaves forced to work on the cotton plantations. The old slaves and their descendents lived here. The slaves arrived from Guinea, Congo, and Angola, brought to the Peruvian coast during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to work in the cotton and sugar cane fields and in the vineyards.
It also has a district called Asia which has a lot of beaches which people from Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
rent houses and there is also a mall called Sur Plaza Boulevard
Sur Plaza Boulevard
Sur Plaza Boulevard is a shopping center located about an hour south of Lima on Km 97.5 of the Panamericana Sur. It is home to many different shops, restaurants, clubs and other for people to spend their free time when at the beach...
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San Vicente de Cañete District is one of sixteen districts
Districts of Peru
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments...
of the province Cañete
Cañete Province
Cañete is a province located in southern Lima Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the north, the Ica Region on the south, the Huarochirí and Yauyos provinces on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the town of San Vicente de Cañete District...
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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