The Chivay district in Perú is one of the twenty districts that make up the Caylloma province in the Arequipa Region, under the administration of the Arequipa regional government, in southern Peru. It is located at 3,635 meters above sea level on the western slope of the Cordillera de los Andes, in the upper part of the Colca Canyon. The name of Chivay comes from the Quechua term (chuay), or (chua) which in Spanish means a clay plate due to the shape of the town’s hole.
Chivay in Perú is divided into three sections: Urinsaya, Hanasaya and Ccapa, a custom that has survived since the time of the Incas.
History of Chivay in Perú
Chivay is a town of Spanish foundation from the time of Viceroy Toledo, which served as a reduction of the original peoples in order to submit and indoctrinate them to the Christian faith; The historic checkerboard is used by the Spanish, its mother church in front of its council, today the municipality and the city’s founding families around it.
Altitude of Chivay
Chivay – Arequipa 
Chivay
Chivay is a town in Peru, capital of the Caylloma Province. The Altitude of Chivay Is 3,635 meters above sea level on the western slope of the Andes Mountains, in the upper part of the Colca Canyon.
The best time to visit Chivay in Perú
In Chivay, summers are short, cool, arid, and mostly cloudy, and winters are short, cold, dry, and mostly clear. During the course of the year, the temperature generally ranges from -1 ° C to 17 ° C and rarely drops below -2 ° C or rises above 20 ° C.
Based on the tourism score, the best times of the year to visit Chivay for hot weather activities are from late April to late May and late July to mid-December.
Tourism in Chivay in Perú
Thermal Baths of Chivay
The Thermal Baths of Chivay, known as “La Calera”, are located at 3 633 meters above sea level at a distance of 3 km from the town of Chivay.
The Thermal Baths of Chivay consist of five heated pools specially built to keep the waters warm. with waters coming from the Cotallaulli volcano, where initially they have a temperature that borders 80 ° to 85 ° Celsius, but on its way the temperature decreases and it reaches the complex itself with a temperature of 38 ° Celsius, optimal for bathing with healing properties of various ailments, especially rheumatism and many others related to muscles and skin, as they contain 30% calcium, 19% zinc and 18% iron, elements that can be absorbed through the pores and greatly help pain muscle and bone.
Colca Natural Archaeological Museum.
Stone bridge, built according to its inhabitants in the Tahuantinsuyo period called Inca bridge because the Inca crossed it continuously, with the sole purpose of reaching the eyes of the hot springs.
Chullpa de Sol de Sacsayhuaman, is located in the Pueblo Joven Sol de Sacsayhuaman, built with stone, where from it you can appreciate the city of Chivay, landscapes and local geography.
