Paucartambo, Paucartambo

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.

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)

Climate

edit
Climate data for Paucartambo, elevation 2,931 m (9,616 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
20.7
(69.3)
21.3
(70.3)
21.8
(71.2)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
21.4
(70.5)
21.3
(70.3)
21.3
(70.3)
21.6
(70.9)
20.9
(69.6)
21.2
(70.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6)
9.3
(48.7)
8.9
(48.0)
7.9
(46.2)
6.3
(43.3)
5.1
(41.2)
4.3
(39.7)
5.0
(41.0)
6.6
(43.9)
7.9
(46.2)
8.7
(47.7)
9.2
(48.6)
7.4
(45.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 125.8
(4.95)
124.6
(4.91)
97.9
(3.85)
40.5
(1.59)
11.7
(0.46)
8.0
(0.31)
9.8
(0.39)
16.3
(0.64)
14.3
(0.56)
43.4
(1.71)
47.6
(1.87)
95.6
(3.76)
635.5
(25)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 14, 2008
  3. ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
edit

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