Paucartambo
Pawqar Tampu | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Panorama of Paucartambo | |
  Paucartambo | |
| Coordinates: 13°18′56″S 71°35′30″W / 13.31556°S 71.59167°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Paucartambo |
| District | Paucartambo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Condori Huallpa |
| Elevation | 2,906 m (9,534 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-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.
- ^ Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 14, 2008