La Joya: facts

At a glance

• Country: Peru
• Region: Arequipa
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 16.4238° S, 71.8183° W
• Time zone: America/Lima (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Sol (PEN)
• Distance to the capital, Lima: 743 km (462 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP): 28 km (17 mi), straight line
• General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ): 150 km (93 mi), straight line
• Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL): 207 km (129 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Vitor: 13 km (8 mi)
• Uchumayo: 16 km (10 mi)
• Yura: 24 km (15 mi)
• Tiabaya: 25 km (15 mi)
• Sachaca: 27 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Arequipa, 30 km (19 mi)