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Paruro Province
Province in Cusco, Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Paruro.
Paruro Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
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![]() Archaeological site of Maucallacta in the Paccaritambo District | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Capital | Paruro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adolfo Santiago Fernandez Baca Loaiza (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,984.42 km2 (766.19 sq mi) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 32,244 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 0810 |
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The provincial capital of Paruro, with a population of 3,855, lies at 3,057 meters (10,032 ft) altitude.[1] Two and a half hours by bus from Cusco, at the bottom of a deep valley, it is bordered on one side by the Rio Paruro, a feeder of the Apurímac River. A number of small Inca and pre-Inca ruins are in the area, and a series of arches was built by Simón Bolívar to celebrate a victory over the Spaniards.
Nearby Paqariq Tampu is one of the legendary origin sites of Manqu Qhapaq and Mama Uqllu, founders of the Inca Empire.