Chivay

Chivay
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Chivay
Coordinates: 15°38′S 71°36′W / 15.633°S 71.600°W / -15.633; -71.600
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Caylloma
District	Chivay
Government
• Mayor	Jorge Modesto Cueva Tejada
Elevation	3,635 m (11,926 ft)
Population
• Total	5,000
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

Chivay is a town in the Colca valley, capital of the Caylloma province in the Arequipa region, Peru. Located at about 3,600 m above sea level (12,000 ft), it lies upstream of the renowned Colca Canyon. It has a central town square and an active market. Ten km to the east, and 1,500 metres above the town of Chivay lies the Chivay obsidian source.

Thermal springs are located 3 km from town; a number of heated pools have been constructed. A stone "Inca" bridge crosses the Colca River ravine, just to the north of the town. The town is a popular staging point for tourists visiting Condor Cross or Cruz Del Condor, where condors can be seen catching thermal uplifts a few kilometres downstream.^{[citation needed]}