Paruro | |
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Village | |
  Paruro | |
| Coordinates: 13°45′48″S71°50′58″W / 13.76333°S 71.84944°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Paruro |
| District | Paruro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adolfo Santiago Fernandez Baca Loaiza |
| Elevation | 3,051 m (10,010 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,750 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Paruro is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Paruro in the region Cusco. [1]
| Climate data for Paruro (elevation 3,070 m (10,070 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 2.3 (36.1) | 0.7 (33.3) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 4.8 (40.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 5.0 (41.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 151.9 (5.98) | 146.5 (5.77) | 119.4 (4.70) | 40.6 (1.60) | 6.9 (0.27) | 2.5 (0.10) | 4.2 (0.17) | 5.7 (0.22) | 16.9 (0.67) | 55.6 (2.19) | 77.9 (3.07) | 141.9 (5.59) | 770 (30.33) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [2] | |||||||||||||
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco, is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire.
Paruro Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Accha district is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.
Ccapi District is one of nine districts of the Paruro Province in Peru.
Colcha District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro, Peru.
Huanoquite District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.
Paccaritambo District or Paccarectambo District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.
Paruro District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.
Pillpinto District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.
Mawk'allaqta or Mawk'a Llaqta is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Paruro Province, Paccaritambo District, near Mullipampa (Mollebamba).
Wanakawri is an archaeological site and a legendary mountain in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, in the districts San Jerónimo and San Sebastián, and in the Paruro Province, Yaurisque District. The mountain with the archaeological remains is 4,089 metres (13,415 ft) high and one of the highest elevations near Cusco.
Kuntur Sinqa may refer to:
Qañawimayu which upstream is called Cayacti and downstream successively is named Jaraucata, Qullpa(Collpa), Yawina(Yavina) and Santo Tomás River is a river in Peru. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Cotabambas Province, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province and Paruro Province. It belongs to the Apurímac watershed.
Pumawasi is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,089 metres (13,415 ft) high. It is situated in the Paruro Province, Colcha District.
Pumawasi may refer to:
Tawqa Urqu is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,624 metres (15,171 ft) high. It is situated in the Paruro Province, Ccapi District, south of the Apurímac River.
Kuntur Sinqa is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,256.8 metres (13,966 ft) high. It lies in the Paruro Province, Pillpinto District. Kuntur Sinqa is situated west of the Apurímac River.
An earthquake struck near Misca, Peru at 21:35 September 27 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 5.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. The focal mechanism displayed primarily normal motion with a small left-lateral component. The event resulted in the deaths of 8 people and damaged or destroyed 60 homes in the region, with rock slides and power failures affecting the epicentral area.
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