Chupaca Province, located in Central

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, is one of the nine provinces that compose the

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, bordering to the north with the Concepción Province, to the east with the

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, to the south with the

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, and to the west with the

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. The province has a population of approximately 57,000 inhabitants, and the capital is Chupaca.

Geography

Chupaca is located from Lima and has a temperate and dry climate. Located within the province is the lake Ñawinpukyu west of the city

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, with surface water spanning , where the breeding of trout, mule trips, and boating occur. One of the highest peaks of the province is

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at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancané Province (Puno Region)

Political division

The province is divided into nine districts (with main towns). * Ahuac District ( Ahuac) * Chongos Bajo District ( Chongos Bajo) * Chupaca District ( Chupaca) * Huachac District ( Huachac) * Huamancaca Chico District ( Huamancaca Chico) * San Juan de Jarpa District (

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) * San Juan de Yscos District ( Yscos) * Tres de Diciembre District ( Tres de Diciembre) * Yanacancha District ( Yanacancha)

Places of interest and importance

* Huayao - from

; facilities including a

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Observatory, where meteorological studies, nuclear physics, and other topics are studied. * Ñawinpukyu - The name of the lake comes from a

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word meaning "eye spring". It is 5 minutes from the Ahuac and from Huancayo. To the flank of the lake, there is a hill with the archaeological remains of the Arwaturu.

History

Furthest back in the known history of the Chupaca Province the Arwaturu tribe located alongside the lake named Ñawinpukyu constructed buildings from stone and mud that aligned to the north and to the south in such a way that they received all the rays from the sun. Low the Chongos; a town south of

has a church dating back to 1540 with altars carved in

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style.

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