Huamachuco

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Huamachuco is a town in northern Peru’s La Libertad region, known for its nearby pre-Inca archaeological sites and Andean highland setting.

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Huamachuco canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeDivision Huamachuco District
climate cool highland climate
country Peru
culturalRegion northern highlands of Peru
demographics predominantly Andean population
distanceFromTrujillo approximately 180 kilometres
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 10500 feet
approximately 3200 metres
governingBody Municipality of Huamachuco
hasArchaeologicalCulture Huamachuco culture
hasCentralSquare Plaza de Armas de Huamachuco
hasHeritage pre-Inca cultural heritage
hasMunicipalStatus district capital
hasNearbyFortifiedComplex Marcahuamachuco
hasNearbyPreHispanicCenter Wiracochapampa
linked to: Viracochapampa
hasPostalCountryCode PE
hasReligiousBuilding main Catholic church on central plaza
isCapitalOf Sánchez Carrión Province
knownFor Andean highland setting
nearby pre-Inca archaeological sites
languageSpoken Spanish
locatedIn La Libertad Region
northern Peru
locatedInMountainRange Andes
locatedInTimeZone Peru Time
locatedNortheastOf Trujillo, Peru
linked to: Trujillo
locatedOnContinent South America
nearby Marcahuamachuco archaeological site
Wiracochapampa archaeological site
nearbyEconomicActivity gold mining operations in surrounding highlands
partOf Sánchez Carrión Province
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
livestock raising
mining
regionallySpokenLanguage Quechua
regionCode La Libertad
roadConnection connected to Trujillo by paved road
timeZoneUTCOffset UTC−05:00
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
highland nature tourism
transportMode served by intercity buses
urbanType small city

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