Huaro
Huaro is a village in Huaro District, Quispicanchi Province, Cuzco Department and has about 1,830 residents and an elevation of 3,192 metres. Huaro is situated nearby to the town Urcos, as well as near the village Pucutu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Andahuaylillas and Wiraqucha.
Andahuaylillas
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Andahuaylillas is a small town in the Southern Sierra of Peru, surrounded by mountains and lands used for farming. It's very quiet, featuring a historical church that is described as the "Sistine Chapel of America." Most of its locals are farmers or are involved in the cattle industry.
Wiraqucha
Peak
Wiraqucha or Huiracocha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 3,600 metres high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Andahuaylillas, Huaro and Urcos, south-east of the higher mountain named Quri and north-west of Huaro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urcos and Andahuaylillas.
Urcos
Town
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Urcos is a small town in eastern Peru, capital of the province Quispicanchi in the region Cusco. It is home to a small lake and ruins. Some time in the 15th century, it is said that Hatun Tupaq Inca received visions of the Incan creator deity Viracocha in Urcos, and then took the name Viracocha Inca that he held for the rest of his reign.
Andahuaylillas
Village
Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andahuaylillas is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Huaro.
Huaro
- Type: Village with 1,830 residents
- Description: town in Cusco, Peru
- Category: locality
- Location: Huaro District, Quispicanchi Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.69011° or 13° 41′ 24″ southLongitude
-71.64072° or 71° 38′ 27″ westPopulation
1,830Elevation
3,192 metres (10,472 feet)Open location code
57RC8955+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1468345486OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3939156Wikidata ID
Q20622303
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In Other Languages
From Quechua to Spanish—“Huaro” goes by many names.
- Quechua: “Waru llaqta”
- Spanish: “Huaro”
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