Huancavelica (English spelling)

Japanese: ワンカベリカ（英語表記）Huancavelica

The capital of Huancavelica Department in south-central Peru. It is located about 250 km east-southeast of the capital Lima, in the Andes at an altitude of about 3,800 m, overlooking the Huancavelica River, a tributary of the Mantaro River, a part of the Amazon River system. It was built in the late 16th century as a mining center following the development of nearby mercury mines, and prospered as a mining town throughout the Spanish colonial period. Mercury production declined in the 19th century, but after a railway link was established with Lima via Huancayo to the north in 1926, mining became active again, and it is now a mining and refining center for silver, lead, mercury, etc. Population: 27,400 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:

ペルー中南部，ワンカベリカ県の県都。首都リマの東南東約 250km，アンデス山脈中の標高約 3800mの地にあり，アマゾン川水系マンタロ川の支流ワンカベリカ川にのぞむ。 16世紀後半，近くの水銀鉱山の開発に伴ってその採掘中心地として建設され，スペイン植民地時代を通して鉱山町として繁栄。水銀生産は 19世紀に衰退したが，1926年北のワンカヨを経てリマ方面と鉄道で結ばれると，再び鉱業が盛んになり，現在銀，鉛，水銀などの採掘・精錬中心地となっている。人口2万 7400 (1990推計) 。

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