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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wiraqucha.

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

Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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″ south

Longitude

-71.64072° or 71° 38′ 27″ west

Population

1,830

Elevation

3,192 metres (10,472 feet)

Open location code

57RC8955+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1468345486

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

3939156

Wikidata ID

Q20622303

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Satellite Map

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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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