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Echarate District
Echarate District (or Echarati) is one of fourteen districts of the province La Convención in Peru. The town of Echarte, near the Urubamba River, is the capital of the district. In 2016, part of Echarte district was incorporated into the newly-created Megantoni District."La Convencion, accessed 16 July 2019 See also * Kuntur Sinqa (La Convención), Kuntur Sinqa * Machiguenga Communal Reserve * Megantoni National Sanctuary * Otishi National Park * Pongo de Mainique * Vilcabamba, Capital of the Neo-Inca State The Neo-Inca State, also known as the Neo-Inca state of Vilcabamba, was the Inca state established in 1537 at Vilcabamba by Manco Inca Yupanqui (the son of Inca emperor Huayna Capac). It is considered a rump state of the Inca Empire (1438–153 ..., 1539–1572. References

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Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru, regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the Chala, coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern th ...
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UBIGEO
Ubigeo is the coding system for geographical locations ( Spanish: ''Código Ubicacíon Geográfica'') in Peru used by the National Statistics and Computing Institute ( Spanish: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática'' INEI) to code the first-level administrative subdivision: regions ( Spanish: ''regiones'', singular: ''región''), the second-level administrative subdivision: provinces ( Spanish: ''provincias'', singular: ''provincia'') and the third-level administrative subdivision: districts ( Spanish: ''distritos'', singular: ''distrito''). There are 1874 different ubigeos in Peru. Syntax The coding system uses two-digit numbers for each level of subdivision. The first level starts numbering at 01 for the Amazonas Region and continues in alphabetical order up to 25 for the Ucayali Region. Additional regions will be added to the end of the list, starting with the first available number. The second level starts with 0101 for the first province in the Amazonas regio ...
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Pongo De Mainique
The Pongo de Mainique ('gate' in Quechua) is a ''water gap'' (canyon) of the Urubamba River in Peru. Inside the water gap, the river is constricted to a width of . The Pongo de Mainique is long. The elevation of the river is approximately . The steep cliffs on each side of the river rise sharply to mountains with elevations of more than . The Pongo de Mainique is the only break in the Vilcabamba mountain range. It also divides the Urubamba River (a headwater of the Amazon River) between the turbulent Upper Urubamba and the more placid Lower Urubamba. It is considered the most dangerous whitewater pass on the Urubamba; however, many boats traverse it, depending on seasonal river conditions. According to legend, the river was once crossed by the so-called Inca Bridge, although the Pongo was outside the boundaries of the Inca Empire. The bridge no longer exists. The Pongo de Mainique is a global biodiversity hotspot. According to the Wildlife Conservation Society, "the lowlan ...
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Otishi National Park
Otishi National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Otishi) is a protected area in Peru, located in the regions of Junín and Cusco. It protects part of the Vilcabamba mountain range, preserving the wildlife and geological formations in this area. See also *Asháninka * Machiguenga The Machiguenga (also Matsigenka, Matsigenga) are an indigenous people who live in the high jungle, or''montaña'', area on the eastern slopes of the Andes and in the Amazon Basin jungle regions of southeastern Peru. Their population in 2020 amou ... References National parks of Peru Geography of Junín Region Geography of Cusco Region Protected areas established in 2003 Tourist attractions in Cusco Region Tourist attractions in Junín Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ...
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Megantoni National Sanctuary
Megantoni National Sanctuary (''Santuario Nacional de Megantoni'') is a protected area in Peru situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Echarate and Megantoni districts. It protects a part of the Peruvian Yungas ecoregion. See also * Machiguenga Communal Reserve * Natural and Cultural Peruvian Heritage This is a list of protected areas in Peru. Natural heritage The Constitution of Peru of 1993 recognized the natural resources and ecosystem variety of its country as a heritage. In 1990, the National System of Natural Areas that are protecte ... References External links www.enjoyperu.com / Megantoni National Sanctuary(Spanish) {{coord, 12.2206, S, 72.3614, W, source:wikidata, display=title National sanctuaries of Peru Geography of Cusco Region Protected areas established in 2004 ...
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Machiguenga Communal Reserve
The Machiguenga Communal Reserve (''Reserva Comunal Machiguenga'') is a protected area in Peru located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Megantoni district. See also * Machiguenga * Natural and Cultural Peruvian Heritage * Megantoni National Sanctuary Megantoni National Sanctuary (''Santuario Nacional de Megantoni'') is a protected area in Peru situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Echarate and Megantoni districts. It protects a part of the Peruvian Yungas ecoregion. See als ... External links www.parkswatch.org / Machiguenga Communal Reserve {{coord, 11.7556, S, 73.5682, W, source:wikidata, display=title Communal reserves of Peru Geography of Cusco Region ...
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Kuntur Sinqa (La Convención)
Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua ''kuntur'' condor, ''sinqa'' nose, "condor nose", also spelled ''Condor Sencca, Condorsencca'') is a viewpoint in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Echarate District.mincetur.gob.pe
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Megantoni District, La Convención Province
Megantoni District is one of fourteen districts of La Convención Province in the Cusco Region of Peru. Megantoni occupies the northernmost part of La Convención. The district was created in 2016 from land previously belonging to Echarate District. Camisea is the capital of Megantoni and has a population of about 500 people. As of 2017, the district was not connected to the rest of Peru by road. The Urubamba River bisects the district and is a major avenue of transportation. Protected and indigenous lands Ninety-four percent of the land of Megantoni is protected for conservation or allocated to indigenous people. The majority of this land is "almost untouched" tropical rainforest and Peruvian Yungas characteristic of the Amazon Basin and the eastern flanks of the Andes. Protected lands include the Pongo de Mainique, a scenic water gap where the Urubamba River cuts through the Vilcabamba mountain range on the southern border of Megantoni. East of the Pongo, the Megantoni National ...
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Urubamba River
The Urubamba River or Vilcamayo River (possibly from Quechua ''Willkamayu'', for "sacred river") is a river in Peru. Upstream it is called Vilcanota River (possibly from Aymara ''Willkanuta'', for "house of the sun"). Within the La Convención Province the naming changes to Urubamba. A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River, it rises in the Andes to the southeast of Cuzco. It originates on the slopes of Khunurana in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, near the La Raya pass. It flows north-north-west for 724 kilometers before coalescing with the Tambo River to form the Ucayali River. The Urubamba is divided into Upper Urubamba and Lower Urubamba, the dividing feature being the Pongo de Mainique, an infamous whitewater canyon. Upper Urubamba The Upper Urubamba (''Alto Urubamba'') valley features a high population and extensive irrigation works. A number of ruins of the Inca Empire lie in the Sacred Valley, including the Incan city of Machu Picchu, Patallaqta, Pikillaq ...
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Peru
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Time In Peru
Peru Time (PET) is the official time in Peru. It is always 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00).Worldtimezone.coTime zone names - Peru Time Retrieved December 28, 2007 Peru has only one time zone and does not observe daylight saving time. During the winter (summer in the Northern Hemisphere), Peruvian Time is the same as North American Central Time, while during the summer (winter in the Northern Hemisphere) it is the same as Eastern Time. IANA time zone database In the IANA time zone database The tz database is a collaborative compilation of information about the world's time zones, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems. Paul Eggert is its current editor and maintainer, with the organizational backi ... Peru has the following time zone: *America/Lima (PE) References External linksGMT: Greenwich Mean Time - World Time / Time in every Time Zone{{Americas topic, Time in ...
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La Convención Province
La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. As part of the higher-altitude Amazon basin at the foot of the Andes, La Convención is one of three Peruvian provinces that prominently figure in national coffee production, the other being Chanchamayo province in Junín state and Jaén province in Cajamarca state. Geography The La Convención Province is bounded to the north by the Junín Region and the Ucayali Region, to the east by the Madre de Dios Region, to the south by the Anta Province, the Calca Province and the Urubamba Province, and to the west by the Ayacucho Region and the Apurímac Region. La Convención province is approximately long from north to south. Within that distance, the land of La Convención reaches has a maximum elevation of at Salcantay, on the border of La Convención, Anta, and Urubamba provinces, and a minimum elevation of in the Amazon Basin along the Ucayali River. Between ...
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