Huari District

Huari

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Huari is one of the 16 districts that integrates the

Ancash region

. The district consists of the city of Huari, 15 small villages and 22 annexes.

History

Tradition says that Huari was founded by Juán Huarín. The foundation corresponded to the viceroyalty of

Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa in 1572, and was founded under the name of Santo Domingo de Huari. Its creation as a district was carried out during the Peruvian War of Independence

.

Geography

The

Rurichinchay at 6,309 m (20,699 ft).^[1] Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Millu Hirka
Pukarahu
Puma Wayin
Qaqapampa
Runtuy
Tarush Wachanan
Tullparahu
Tupuq Hirka
Yana Qaqa

Located on the western skirts of the eastern mountain range in the

Callejón de Conchucos valley (running parallel to the Callejón de Huaylas valley) Huari is characterised by its unique panoramas. The Mosna River feeds the Marañón River, which, in turn, gives birth to the Amazon River

.

The Huari District is located 3,149 meters above sea level.

Demographics

The district occupies an area of 398.91 km² and its population according to the

Peru 1993 Census

was of 8,915 inhabitants.

Politics

The capital of the district is the city of Huari, which is also the provincial capital of Huari.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

2007 Peru Census).^[3]

Religious figures and holidays

Haurinos holy patron include the Virgin of the Rosary (the Huarina Virgin is called to him), whose supervisory celebration is celebrated on the 7 of October, and Santo Domingo de Guzmán. Additional religious festivals include

Corpus Christi

.

Local food

Huarinos, in the region, are also referred to as mishi kanka, (

Quechua

for "roasted cat"). That is to say that Huarinos are people who eat roasted cat.

Other traditional plates of the district include sharp of guinea pig (traditional plate of the mountain culinaria of Peru) and the Llajhuari. The Llajhuari is a plate of Huari, and is a precursory of buffets; it consists of a mini-buffet of several "sharp ones" served on one plate (generally made of wood, called p'uku, Quechua for plate), accompanied, of course, of "poto" (vasija of pumpkin or zapallo) of chicha of jora. The word llajhuari, translated from Spanish, would mean: "something worthy to be licked".

Flora and fauna

Huari's unique flora and fauna include the waqanku (Masdevallia amabilis), condors, pumas and the "spectacled" bear.

People

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón was a local biochemist who in 1942 was called by the Government of the United States to join the United States Atomic Energy Commission, overseeing the study and development of the atomic pump.

Economy

Main the economic activity of the district is agriculture, specifically coffee, apple and peach.

References

^ "Nevado Rurichinchay". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

9°22′08″S 77°14′13″W / 9.36889°S 77.23694°W / -9.36889; -77.23694

[ign-1] "Nevado Rurichinchay". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

[2] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)

[3] .gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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