Paucartambo, Paucartambo

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Paucartambo
Pawqar Tampu
Town
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Paucartambo
Coordinates: 13°18′56″S71°35′30″W / 13.31556°S 71.59167°W / -13.31556; -71.59167
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
District Paucartambo
Government
 • MayorMario Condori Huallpa
Elevation
2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)

Paucartambo (from Quechua: Pawqar Tampu, [1] meaning "colored tambo ") is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Paucartambo in the region Cusco. [2] Paucartambo is home to the colourful Virgen del Carmen festival (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), held each 16 July. Paucartambo's three-day Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen is one of the biggest street parties in Peru, and attracts tens of thousands of travellers, almost all Peruvian, each year.

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Climate

Climate data for Paucartambo (elevation 2,931 m (9,616 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)20.4
(68.7)		20.4
(68.7)		20.7
(69.3)		21.3
(70.3)		21.8
(71.2)		21.8
(71.2)		21.6
(70.9)		21.4
(70.5)		21.3
(70.3)		21.3
(70.3)		21.6
(70.9)		20.9
(69.6)		21.2
(70.2)
Average low °C (°F)9.2
(48.6)		9.3
(48.7)		8.9
(48.0)		7.9
(46.2)		6.3
(43.3)		5.1
(41.2)		4.3
(39.7)		5.0
(41.0)		6.6
(43.9)		7.9
(46.2)		8.7
(47.7)		9.2
(48.6)		7.4
(45.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)125.8
(4.95)		124.6
(4.91)		97.9
(3.85)		40.5
(1.59)		11.7
(0.46)		8.0
(0.31)		9.8
(0.39)		16.3
(0.64)		14.3
(0.56)		43.4
(1.71)		47.6
(1.87)		95.6
(3.76)		635.5
(25)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved June 14, 2008
  3. ↑ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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