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Paucartambo, Paucartambo

Paucartambo
Pawqartampu
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
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
District Paucartambo
Government
 • Mayor Mario Condori Huallpa
Elevation 2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)

Paucartambo is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Paucartambo in the region Cusco. 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.

Coordinates: 13°18′56″S 71°35′30″W / 13.31556°S 71.59167°W / -13.31556; -71.59167


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