Peru
Cuzco Department
Calca Province

Taray District

Taray District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region in . Its seat is Taray. The town lies near Pisac, southwest of it, at a stream called Pawayuq, an affluent of River.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hatun Pukara and Ñust’apata.

Peak
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is a mountain in the of , about 4,000 metres high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, on the border of the districts of and Taray, southwest of Taray. It lies south of the River.

Peak
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Ñust'apata "princess bank") is a mountain in the Cusco Region in , about 4,000 metres high. It is situated in the Calca Province, on the border of the districts of and Taray. is situated 3½ km northeast of Taray District.

Peak
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, also known as Pikul, Piqul or Wayna Piqul, is a 4,448-metre-high mountain in the of , near the city of . It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Taray District, and in the Cusco Province, , north of San Jerónimo. is situated 4 km south of Taray District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pisac and Taray.

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Písac is a small traditional town at eastern end of the about 35 km from Cusco. While is best known for its Sunday market this is really secondary to the magnificent Inca ruins overlooking the town from high on a mountain ridge, both the extent of which and the spectacular vertiginous views it offers of the Sacred Valley many visitors arrive unprepared for.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 4 km northeast of Taray District.

Taray District

Latitude
-13.4602° or 13° 27′ 37″ south
Longitude
-71.8838° or 71° 53′ 2″ west
Population
4,310
Elevation
3,481 metres (11,421 feet)
Open location code
57RCG4Q8+WF
Geo­Names ID
8350943
Wiki­data ID
Q3313110
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Spanish—“Taray District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Taray jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
  • Cebuano: “Taray (distrito sa Peru)”
  • Cebuano: “Taray”
  • Chinese: “塔賴區”
  • Chinese: “塔赖区”
  • Dutch: “Taray District”
  • French: “District de Taray”
  • Georgian: “ტარაის რაიონი”
  • German: “Distrikt Taray”
  • Italian: “distretto di Taray”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Taray”
  • Portuguese: “Taray”
  • Quechua: “Taray distritu”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Taray”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque Arqueologico de Pisac and Quriqucha.

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