The Pomabamba Province (

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Puma Pampa) is one of twenty 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 formerly called ''Pumapampa'' (Quechua for "

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plain") and today it is also known as "The City of Cedars". It is located at the left bank of the Pomabamba river, at above sea level. It was created by law on February 21, 1861. In this vast region some

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s like Ichik Yaynu, Willka Marka, Runa Marka and the gigantic stone constructions of

Yaynu Yaynu (Hispanicized spellings ''Yaino, Yayno'') is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Huayllan District. It is a hilltop settlement that is considered the most important evidence of the so-called Re ...

were found with features of the

Recuay Culture The Recuay culture was a pre-Columbian culture of highland Peru that flourished from 200 BCE to 600 CE and was related to the Moche culture of the north coast. It is named after the Recuay District, in the Recuay Province, in the Ancash Region ...

. For these ancient copper-colored and fecund places, one of the biggest pre-inca confederations was created, the powerful confederation of conchucos. It was an iron agglomeration of people that presented a hard and brave resistance to the

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and Spanish armies. During the Republic, don

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, a great

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l from

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, visited Pomabamba and fell in love with the beautiful

Ancash 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 ...

woman from Llumpa, Margarita Mariluz.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka Hirka at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

Pomabamba is divided into four

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, which are: * Huayllán * Parobamba *

Pomabamba Pomabamba (Quechua Pumapampa, ''puma'' cougar, ''pampa'' large plain, "cougar plain") is a town in the Pomabamba District of the Pomabamba Province in the Ancash Region of Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat ...

* Quinuabamba

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 (84.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.90% of the residents started speaking using the

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language (

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Sources

External links

*
Official website of the Pomabamba Province

Pomabamba Province The Pomabamba Province ( Quechua Puma Pampa) is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was formerly called ''Pumapampa'' (Quechua for "cougar plain") and today it is also known as "The City of Cedars". It is located at the left ...

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Geography

Political division

Ethnic groups

See also

Sources

External links