Cajatambo, Kashatampu'','' or Qaqatampu (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
) is one of five
districts of the province
Cajatambo
Cajatambo or Kashatampu is the capital of the Cajatambo Province in the Lima Region of Peru.
History
Founded during the Tawantinsuyu (Inca Empire) before the advent of the Spanish conquistadors, with the name of ''Kasha Tanpu'', it was one of ...
in
Peru
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, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
.
[ ]Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country ...
.
Banco de Información Distrital
''. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography
The
Waywash
Quechua I, also known as Quechua Wáywash, or Quechua B,Alberto Escobar (comp.) '' El reto del multilingüismo en el Perú'' (1972) is one of the two branches or genealogical groups of the Quechua languages. It is composed of a great diversity of ...
mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
[escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)]
See also
*
Quyllurqucha
References
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