Piscobamba

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Piscobamba

Pisqupampa
Town
Piscobamba 2011 WideScreen Foto Panoramica.jpg
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
District Piscobamba
Established1574
Government
  MayorRoger Asencio Roca
Elevation
3,281 m (10,764 ft)
Population
  Total2,252

Piscobamba (from Quechua Pisqupampa, pisqu, p'isqu bird, pampa plain) [1] [2] is a town in central Peru. It is the capital of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in the Ancash Region.

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References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Cusco (2005) (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

Coordinates: 8°53′S77°21′W / 8.883°S 77.350°W / -8.883; -77.350