Churin is a town in
Oyon Province Oyon may refer to:
* Oyón Province, a province of the Lima Region, Peru
* Oyón, Peru, the capital of Oyón province, Peru
* Oyón-Oion
Oyón in Spanish or Oion in Basque is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Ba ...
,
Peru.
In protoquechua, the word ''churin'' means "your child".
The city holds two annual festivals. The Annual Maca Festival celebrates
maca, an
aphrodisiac food. The town also has an annual festival revolving around the food and cultural icon of the ''cuy'', or
guinea pig. The festivities involve dressing the guinea pigs in elaborate costumes for a competition.
Churin is well known for its hot springs.
Notes and references
Populated places in the Lima Region
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