Pamparomas

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Pamparomas
Village
Coordinates: 9°4′24″S77°58′57″W / 9.07333°S 77.98250°W / -9.07333; -77.98250 Coordinates: 9°4′24″S77°58′57″W / 9.07333°S 77.98250°W / -9.07333; -77.98250
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash Region
Province Huaylas Province
District Pamparomas District
Government
  Mayor Rolando Roger Murillo Loayza
Elevation 2,862 m (9,390 ft)

Pamparomas is a village in the Pamparomas District of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. It is the capital of the district with the same name: Pamparomas District. According to the Pamparomas research center, the name comes from the "Roma" profile of the surrounding hillsides.

Pamparomas District District in Ancash, Peru

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Huaylas Province Province in Ancash, Peru

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Facilities

Pamparomas is the largest village in the district of Pamparomas, and is home to the municipal offices, main church, and health center that serve the wider area. It is supplied with power from the national grid, but is not currently connected to national land phone services. Businesses in the town provide telephone service.

Location

Pamparomas is located in the Black Mountain range Cordillera Negra in the south-east of the Huaylas Province. It is accessible by mountain road from Caraz and Moro (towards Chimbote), and daily buses connect the village with each location.

Caraz Town in Ancash, Peru

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Chimbote Place in Ancash, Peru

Chimbote[tʃimˈbote](listen) is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District.

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Putaqa (Ancash)

Putaqa is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District. A small lake named Aququcha lies at its feet.

Qaqa Rumi Kunka mountain in Peru

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Huampo (Huaylas) mountain in Peru

Huampo or Wamp'u is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District.

Huampo (Huaylas-Yungay) mountain in Peru

Huampo or Wamp'u is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District, and in the Yungay Province, Quillo District.

Hatun Hirka (Huaylas-Santa)

Hatun Hirka is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 3,400 m (11,200 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District, and in the Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District, northwest of Pamparomas.

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