Piscobamba
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.
Piscobamba
Pisqupampa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
| District | Piscobamba |
| Established | 1574 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roger Asencio Roca |
| Elevation | 3,281 m (10,764 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,252 |
References
- Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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