Huamachuco District
Huamachuco District is one of the districts of the Sánchez Carrión province located in La Libertad Region in Peru. It contains the capital of the province and the important archeological site of Marcahuamachuco, which was active, likely as an oracle center and place for religious and political elites, about 350 CE to 1100 CE.
- Locality with about 82,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,110 metres (10,200 feet)
- Description: district in La Libertad, Peru
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huamachuco Airport.
Huamachuco Airport
Aerodrome
Huamachuco Airport is an airport serving Huamachuco, in the La Libertad Region of Peru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huamachuco.
Huamachuco District
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Latitude
-7.8267° or 7° 49′ 36″ south
Longitude
-78.0461° or 78° 2′ 46″ west
Open location code
67435XF3+8H
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Spanish—“Huamachuco District” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “Wamachuku jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
- Belarusian: “Уамачука”
- Cebuano: “Huamachuco (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Huamachuco”
- Chinese: “瓦馬丘科區”
- Georgian: “უამაჩუკოს რაიონი”
- German: “Distrikt Huamachuco”
- Italian: “Distretto di Huamachuco”
- Portuguese: “Huamachuco (distrito)”
- Portuguese: “Huamachuco”
- Quechua: “Wamachuku distritu”
- Russian: “Уамачуко”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Huamachuco”
- Spanish: “Huamachuco”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Colpa and Paranshique.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Chamis and Cerro Pushagon.
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