Piscobamba

Piscobamba
Pisqupampa
Town
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
District Piscobamba
Government
 • Mayor Enrique Ponte Ayala
Elevation 3,281 m (10,764 ft)

Piscobamba (from Quechua Pisqupampa, pisqu, p'isqu bird, pampa plain)[1][2] is a town in central Peru. It is the capital of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in the Ancash Region.

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

Coordinates: 8°53′S 77°21′W / 8.883°S 77.350°W / -8.883; -77.350

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