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Carabayllo District is one of the first districts in the Lima province founded by decree by General José de San Martín in the independence era since 1821 and ratified by law by Ramón Castillo on January 2 1857 making a total of ten districts at that time. Initially the district occupied the whole Chillón valley north of the Rímac River up to the Canta province. Through the years the district lost most of its territory to newly created districts following the growth of economic activity and the growth of the population in the area. This process started as early as 1847 when the Ancón District was created and continued to as recent as 1961 when the Comas District was created and as recent as 1969 when the Ventanilla District was founded in neighboring Callao Province. Carabayllo still remains the largest district in Lima with an area of 346 km2 and a population of about 200,000 (2005). (more...)

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The Ica Region is a coastal region located in the southern part of Peru. It stretches along the Pacific Ocean and the Andes between the two major regions of Lima and Arequipa with deserts forming a substantial part of its total area including desert oases like Huacachina. The region is one of twenty-five regions in Peru and is divided into five provinces (Chincha, Pisco, Ica, Palpa and Nazca). The capital of the region is the city of Ica. In 2007 the region was struck by a major earthquake originating in the Peru-Chile Trench which almost completely destroyed the cities of Pisco and Chincha Alta. Major activity in the region is tourism with the Paracas National Reservation, the textiles of the Paracas culture, the Nazca Lines and Pisco sour. (more...)