Paucartambo, Paucartambo

Paucartambo
Pawqar Tampu
Town
Panorama of Paucartambo
Panorama of Paucartambo
Paucartambo is located in Peru
Paucartambo
Paucartambo
Coordinates: 13°18′56″S 71°35′30″W / 13.31556°S 71.59167°W / -13.31556; -71.59167
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvincePaucartambo
DistrictPaucartambo
Government
 • MayorMario Condori Huallpa
Elevation
2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Paucartambo (from Quechua: Pawqar Tampu,[1] meaning "colored tambo") is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Paucartambo in the region Cusco.[2] Paucartambo is home to the colourful Virgen del Carmen festival (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), held each 16 July. Paucartambo's three-day Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen is one of the biggest street parties in Peru, and attracts tens of thousands of travellers, almost all Peruvian, each year.