Soloco is one of twenty-one districts of

Chachapoyas Province Chachapoyas is a province of the Amazonas Region, Peru. The province of Chachapoyas was a part of the department of Trujillo (according to the supreme decree of February 12, 1821) being its capital the city of Chachapoyas. After the department ...

, in Peru.

Geography

Soloco is located in the high mountains. In the north the District of Soloco has border with the District of San an Francisco de Daguas (Chachapoyas) and the District of Molinopampa (Chachapoyas), in the East with the District of Cheto (Chachapoyas), in the south with the District of Cochamal (Chachapoyas) and the District of San Isidro of Maino (Chachapoyas), in the west with the District of Chachapoyas and the District of Levanto (Chachapoyas).

Attractions

Soloco offers several attractive places, such as the beautiful Ruins of Soloco, a fortress of extraordinary size. The management holiday of the capital Soloco is celebrated on September 28. Another very big holiday for the people is the holiday of Our Lord of the Miracles, on October 18. Typical meals are the Sancochado the

Purtumute Purtumute is a typical dish of the Amazonas Region in Peru. The dish is prepared by stewing several types of beans and corn, seasoned made with coriander. A variant is chipasmute, prepared not with stewed corn grains but with sweetcorn grains, ...

, Locro de Chochoca and cuy with potatoes. Soloco belongs to the Parish of Chachapoyas that is attended by two Priests of the Diocese of Chachapoyas.

References

1861 establishments in Peru Districts of the Chachapoyas Province Districts of the Amazonas Region {{AmazonasPE-geo-stub