Sivia is a town in central Peru, capital of the
Sivia District in
Huanta Province,
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 1980 ...
.
It is on the west bank of the
Apurímac River
The Apurímac River ( ; , ; from Quechua ''apu'' 'chief' and ''rimaq'' 'the one who speaks, oracle', thus 'the chief oracle') rises from glacial meltwater of the ridge of the Mismi, a mountain in the Arequipa Province in the south-western mo ...
, about from the town of
Pichari, capital of the
Pichari District,
La Convención Province
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
*"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smi ...
,
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 other side of the river.
Both towns are in the zone known as the Valley of the Apurímac and Ene River (''
Valle de los Ríos Apurímac y Ene'', or VRAE). The VRAE is an area of such high childhood malnutrition and poverty that the government of Peru selected the VRAE to launch its
National Strategy for Growth program in 2007.
The VRAE is a major center of
coca
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production.
References
Populated places in the Department of Ayacucho
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