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Nuñoa District
Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in society, as the anthropologist Morgan Hoke has shown in a study of the impact of tourist eateries, especially pizzerias, on dairy and cheese production and on consequently on women's participation in the Nuñoa economy. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous citizens of Quechua people, Quechua descent. Quechua language, Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.04 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language, Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru, regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the Chala, coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at . Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire. It is located in the Machupicchu District within the Urubamba Province above the Sacred Valley, which is northwest of the city of Cusco. The Urubamba River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a canyon with a subtropical mountain climate. The Inca civilization had no written language and following the first encounter by the Spanish soldier Baltasar Ocampo, no Europeans are recorded to have visited the site from the late 16th century until the 19th century. As far as historical knowledge extends, there are no existing written records detailing the site during its period of active use. The leading theory is that Machu Picchu was a private city for Incan royalty. The names of the buildings, their supposed uses, and their inhabitants, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qillwa Quta
Quellhuacota (possibly from Aymara ''qillwa, qiwña, qiwlla'' Andean gull, ''quta'' lake, "gull lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in .... It is situated southwest of the mountains Jochajucho, Jatun Sallica and Wiqu, and northeast of the mountain Sampu. References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Cusco Mountains of the Department of Puno {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P'iya Qhuyani
Piyacuyani (possibly from Aymara ''p'iya'' hole, ''qhuya'' the hole for the seed; mine or hole from which metal is taken, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. The mountain is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in .... Piyacuyani lies southwest of Jonorana, west of Jarupata, north of Huisahuisa, northeast of Jatun Sallica and Jochajucho, and southeast of Jampatune, Pomanota and Jatuncucho. It is situated west of Llankamayu, a right tributary of Hatun Mayu. References Mountains of the Department of Puno Five-thousanders of the Andes {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puka Parina
Pucaparina (possibly from Aymara ''puka'' colored, Quechua ''puka'' red, Aymara ''parina'' flamingo,Félix Layme Pairumani, Diccionario de Sinónimos de lengua aymara "colored flamingo" or "red flamingo") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It lies in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in .... References Four-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Puno {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puka Ch'uwaña
Puka may refer to: Places * Puka, Estonia, a small borough ** Puka Parish, a former municipality * Puka, Lääne-Viru County, a village * Pukë, or Puka, Albania, a town and municipality Plants * '' Griselinia lucida'', an epiphytic plant/tree from New Zealand * '' Meryta sinclairii'', a threatened tree from New Zealand Other * Puka (Peru), a mountain * Puka shell, a popular form of Hawaiian jewellery * Puka Nacua (born 2001), American football player See also * Púca, a Celtic, English, and Channel Islands mythological creature * Pucca (other) * Pukka (other) * Puka Puka (other) {{disambiguation, plant, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirwani (Melgar)
Pirwani ( Aymara ''pirwa, piwra'' granary, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a granary", hispanicized spelling ''Pirhuani'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, on the border of the districts of Antauta and Nuñoa. Pirwani lies south of Kuntur Pata. The Pirwani River originates near the mountain. It is a right tributary of the Crucero River whose waters flow to Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; ; ) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of .... References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Puno {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lluxisa
Lloccesa (possibly from Aymara) is a mountain in the southern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, and in the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region) References Mountains of the Department of Puno Five-thousanders of the Andes {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khunurana (Carabaya-Melgar)
Jonorana (possibly from Aymara for a variety of potato of the ''qhini'' group) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, and in the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in .... Jonorana lies east of Jatuncucho and southeast of Jampatune and Pomanota.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region) References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Puno {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuntur Pata
Kuntur Pata ( Quechua ''kuntur'' condor, ''pata'' step, bank of a river, "condor step" or "condor bank", Hispanicized spelling ''Condorpata, Cóndorpata'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, on the border of the districts of Antauta and Nuñoa. Kuntur Pata lies north of Pirwani. The Pirwani River originates near the mountain. It is a right tributary of the Crucero River whose waters flow to Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; ; ) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region) References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Puno {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatunk'uchu
Jatuncucho (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''k'uchu'' corner)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, and in the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in .... Jatuncucho lies between Pomanota in the north-west and Jonorana in the east and north-east of the mountain Cochacucho. References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Cusco Mountains of the Department of Puno {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatun Yuraq Qaqa
Jatunyurac Caca (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''yuraq'' white, ''qaqa'' rock, "big white rock") is a mountain in the southern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in .... Jatunyurac Caca lies southwest of the mountain Collpacaja, east of Yaretani and north of a lower mountain named Yuracgaga. References Mountains of the Department of Puno Five-thousanders of the Andes {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
