Huari is one of the 16 districts that integrates the

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vian Huari Province in the Ancash region. The district consists of the city of Huari, 15 small villages and 22 annexes.

History

Tradition says that Huari was founded by Juán Huarín. The foundation corresponded to the viceroyalty of

Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa Francisco Álvarez de Toledo ( Oropesa, 10 July 1515 – Escalona, 21 April 1582), also known as ''The Viceroyal Solon'', was an aristocrat and soldier of the Kingdom of Spain and the fifth Viceroy of Peru. Often regarded as the "best of P ...

in 1572, and was founded under the name of Santo Domingo de Huari. Its creation as a district was carried out during the

Peruvian War of Independence The Peruvian War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia del Perú, links=no) consisted in a series of military conflicts in Peru beginning with viceroy Abascal military victories in the south frontier in 1809, in La Paz revolution an ...

Geography

The

Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...

traverses the western part of the district. The highest peak of the district is Rurichinchay at . Other mountains are listed below: Located on the western skirts of the eastern mountain range in the Callejón de Conchucos valley (running parallel to the

Callejón de Huaylas The Santa Valley (Quechua ''Sancta'') is an inter-andean valley in the Ancash Region in the north-central highlands of Peru. Due to its location between two mountain ranges, it is known as Callejón de Huaylas, the Alley of Huaylas, whereas "Huayla ...

valley) Huari is characterised by its unique panoramas. The Mosna River feeds the

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, which, in turn, gives birth to the Amazon River. The Huari District is located 3,149 meters above sea level.

Demographics

The district occupies an area of 398.91 km² and its population according to the Peru 1993 Census was of 8,915 inhabitants.

Politics

The capital of the district is the city of

Huari Huari may refer to: *Huari culture, a historical civilization in Peru *Huari (archaeological site), an archaeological site in Peru *Huari, Peru, a town in Peru * Huari District, a district in the Huari Province, Peru * Huari Province, a province in ...

, which is also the provincial capital of

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

citizens of

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 ...

descent.

is the language which the majority of the population (65.75%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 33.60% of the residents started speaking using the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

language ( 2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Religious figures and holidays

Haurinos holy patron include the Virgin of the Rosary (the Huarina Virgin is called to him), whose supervisory celebration is celebrated on the 7 of October, and Santo Domingo de Guzmán. Additional religious festivals include

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

and Corpus Christi.

Local food

Huarinos, in the region, are also referred to as ''mishi kanka'', (

for "roasted cat"). That is to say that Huarinos are people who eat roasted cat. Other traditional plates of the district include ''sharp of guinea pig'' (traditional plate of the mountain culinaria of Peru) and the ''Llajhuari''. The Llajhuari is a plate of Huari, and is a precursory of buffets; it consists of a mini-buffet of several "sharp ones" served on one plate (generally made of wood, called ''p'uku'', Quechua for plate), accompanied, of course, of "poto" (vasija of pumpkin or zapallo) of chicha of jora. The word ''llajhuari'', translated from Spanish, would mean: "something worthy to be licked".

Flora and fauna

Huari's unique flora and fauna include the ''waqanku'' (''

Masdevallia ''Masdevallia'', abbreviated Masd in horticultural trade, is a large genus of flowering plants of the Pleurothallidinae, a subtribe of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). There are over 500 species, grouped into several subgenera. The genus is nam ...

amabilis''),

condor Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere. They are: * The Andean condor (''Vu ...

s, pumas and the "spectacled" bear.

People

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón was a local biochemist who in 1942 was called by the Government of the United States to join the

United States Atomic Energy Commission The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology. President ...

, overseeing the study and development of the atomic pump.

Economy

Main the economic activity of the district is agriculture, specifically coffee, apple and peach.

References

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