Huamachuco
E827252
Huamachuco is a town in northern Peru’s La Libertad region, known for its nearby pre-Inca archaeological sites and Andean highland setting.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Huamachuco District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cool highland climate ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | northern highlands of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | predominantly Andean population ⓘ |
| distanceFromTrujillo | approximately 180 kilometres GENERATED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 10500 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3200 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipality of Huamachuco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture | Huamachuco culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralSquare | Plaza de Armas de Huamachuco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | pre-Inca cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | district capital ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFortifiedComplex | Marcahuamachuco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPreHispanicCenter | Wiracochapampa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCountryCode | PE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | main Catholic church on central plaza ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Sánchez Carrión Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Andean highland setting
ⓘ
nearby pre-Inca archaeological sites ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Libertad Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Peru Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Trujillo, Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| nearby |
Marcahuamachuco archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wiracochapampa archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyEconomicActivity | gold mining operations in surrounding highlands ⓘ |
| partOf | Sánchez Carrión Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| regionallySpokenLanguage | Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCode | La Libertad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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