Atico District

The district of Atico is one of the thirteen that make up the province of Caravelí, located in the department of Arequipa, in southern Peru.

From the hierarchical point of view of the Catholic Church, it is part of the Prelature of Caravelí in the Archdiocese of Arequipa.

History
The district was created by Law of December 9, 1897, in the government of President Nicolás de Piérola Villena.

Tourism
• Puyenca: This beach is well known for its welcoming shape. In it we can also find swimming pools for adults and children where international orchestras arrive, as well as well-known groups, being a good form of entertainment for the residents of Atico and its visitors.

• Poza Verde: In its beginnings it was a natural pool where mostly children came due to its low depth. Over the years, the district government decided to remodel the place by expanding the pool and the surrounding area. Now musical groups and orchestras usually appear in the summers.

• Los colorados: This is a vast beach known for its inhabitants, in it we can find a great variety of crabs, limpets, pancoras, mussels, among others. this beach is characterized by its low waves and the large area of sand that it has.

Communications and access roads
Penthouse is located at km 700 of the Panamericana Sur, 10 hours from Lima, 6 hours from Ica, 6 hours from Arequipa, 2 hours from Camaná.

Sports
The District has as its main stage the "Municipal Stadium of Atico" which serves for the District Football League of Atico, in addition to having hosted the Departmental and Provincial Stage, being represented with great repercussion in the Peru Cup by the "Club Social Los Chinitos " in recent years.

Among the most popular clubs are, in addition to Chinitos, Jorge Chávez, El Porvenir, Unión Marítimo and Defensor San Pedro.

Municipal
• 2019 − 2022

• Mayor: Mauro Milton Medina Urday, de Fuerza Arequipeña.

• Governing


 * 1) Briceida Katherine Sierra Sánchez (Fuerza Arequipeña)
 * 2) Carmelo Hipólito Vega Fernández (Fuerza Arequipeña)
 * 3) Yhelma Ochoa Flores (Fuerza Arequipeña)
 * 4) Juan Paulino Huamán Aquino (Fuerza Arequipeña)
 * 5) Andrés Tapia Vega (Arequipa - Unidos por el Gran Cambio)

Past mayors
• 2015-2018: José Pedro Gómez Aguayo Atico - Caraveli - Arequipa

Festivities

 * Santísima Cruz.
 * San Pedro
 * Señor de los Milagros.
 * San Martín de Porres.
 * El aniversario de nuestro distrito Atico la Florida que es  el 18 de octubre.