Huamachuco
Huamachuco (possibly from Quechua waman, falcon or variable hawk, and Kulyi chuco, earth or land, "land of falcons") is a town in northern Peru and capital of the province Sánchez Carrión in La Libertad Region. The city is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco. Lake Sausacocha lies to the northeast.
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| Coordinates: 7°48′43.3″S 78°02′55.3″W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | La Libertad |
| Province | Sánchez Carrión |
| District | Huamachuco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benito Robert Contreras Morales |
| Elevation | 3,169 m (10,397 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 39,806 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | Official website |
About 30 miles away, within the Huamachuco district, is the significant archeological site of Marcahuamachuco. It is a complex of monuments, a prehistoric political and religious center of a culture that thrived 350 CE-1100 CE. The ruins of a Wari city, Viracochapampa, are located 3.5 km north of Huamachuco. Additionally there are many other pre-Columbian ruins around the town.
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