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Huancavelica - Peru
 Huancavelica is a city in Peru. It is the
capital of the Huancavelica region. It has a population of approximately
40,000, with indigenous people representing a major percentage of the
population. It has an approximate altitude of 3600 meters; the climate
is cold and dry between the months of February and August with a rainy
season between September and January.
Huancavelica is serviced by a train that runs between Huancavelica and
Huancayo.
This city was important to the silver mining operations of the Spanish
colonial era. It provided the Mercury used to extract silver from ores
from the Potosi silver mines in Upper Peru, now named Bolivia.
Huancavelica Pictures
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