Paucartambo (from

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: Pawqar Tampu, meaning "colored ''

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''") is one of six

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of the Paucartambo Province in

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Geography

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

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

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citizens of

descent.

is the language which the majority of the population (86.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.71% of the residents started speaking using the

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language (

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Climate

Culture

The people of the district have an annual festival in honor of their patron saint, ''Mamacha Carmen''. The Virgin Mary is carried in procession through the streets, preceded and followed by traditional dancers of several types, and many festival goers. Traditional dances of the festival include Chukchu, Ch'unchu, Qhapaq negro,

Qhapaq Qulla Qhapaq Qulla ( Quechua ''qhapaq'' noble, principal, mighty;Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, ''Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha,'' La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) ''Qulla'' an indigenous people) is a folk dance in Peru. It is perfor ...

and Saqra.

Subdistricts

* Karaikallo (Karaikallo) * Paucartambo (

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)

Cantons

* Karaikallo (Karaikallo) * Paucartambo ( Paucartambo) * Osorio (Osorio)

References

Districts of the Paucartambo province {{Cusco-geo-stub