The Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (

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''mariscal''

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) is one of 20 provinces of the

Ancash Region Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

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. It was created by law 12541 on January 12, 1956 and named after the Peruvian marshal and Argentine general Toribio de Luzuriaga Since the

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crossed its territory up to the

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, where its capital Piscobamba is located now, there was a strategic '' tambo'' during the

Inca The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...

's time. Pisqu Pampa means "bird plain" in

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. This place has a special attraction due to four mythical hills: Kampanayuq, Aswaq, Amañico and Wankash. Bloody battles were performed here by the armies of the Inca

Tupac Yupanqui Topa Inca Yupanqui or Túpac Inca Yupanqui ( qu, 'Tupaq Inka Yupanki'), translated as "noble Inca accountant," (c. 1441–c. 1493) was the tenth Sapa Inca (1471–93) of the Inca Empire, fifth of the Hanan dynasty. His father was Pachacuti, and ...

and the conchucos, piscopampas and huaras. See Garcilaso: "Comentarios reales" .

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the province is

Tuqtupampa Tuctubamba or Tuqtubamba (possibly from Quechua ''tuqtu'' broody hen, ''pampa'' a large plain, "broody hen plain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, at the border of the Mariscal ...

at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

Mariscal Luzuriaga is divided into eight

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s, which are: * Casca * Eleazar Guzman Barron * Fidel Olivas Escudero *

Llama The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a List of meat animals, meat and pack animal by Inca empire, Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era. Llamas are social animals and live with othe ...

* Llumpa * Lucma * Musga * Piscobamba

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly

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citizens of

descent.

is the language which the majority of the population (90.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.51% of the residents started speaking using the

language (

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50th Anniversary

In 2006, this province arrived at the 50th anniversary of its creation, by Law No. 12541, dated at January 12, 1956; president of Peru, general Manuel A. Odría. For those date edit, por celebrate the 50 years of provincial life, the book "Libro de Oro Luzuriaguino", with participation of a pool of authors.Neyra Valverde: "Provincia de Mariscal Luzuriaga .. 2011, Depósito legal en BNP nº2011-07837

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