Paucartambo,_Paucartambo

Paucartambo, Paucartambo

Paucartambo, Paucartambo

Town in Cusco, Peru

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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References

  1. [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. [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. [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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