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The Pampas de Ayacucho Historic Sanctuary is located near the town of Quinua in the region of Ayacucho. [1] It has an area of 3 km 2 and was established in 1980 to protect the site of the Battle of Ayacucho. [1] Since 2023, it is part of the Bicentenario - Ayacucho Biosphere Reserve. [2]
Ayacucho (Spanish pronunciation: [aʝaˈkutʃo] ⓘ, Quechua: Ayak'uchu, derived from the words aya ("death" or "soul") and k'uchu ("corner") in honour of the battle of Ayacucho), founded in 1540 as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga and known simply as Huamanga [2] (Quechua: Wamanga) until 1825, [3] is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.
Costa Rica ratified the convention on 23 August 1977. [3] It has four World Heritage Sites and one site on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Costa Rica listed was the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, in 1983. In 1990, the site was expanded to include the sites across the border in Panama.
The Regional Government of Ayacucho (Spanish: Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho; GORE Ayacucho) [1] is the regional government that represents the Department of Ayacucho. It is the body with legal identity in public law and its own assets, which is in charge of the administration of provinces of the department in Peru. Its purpose is the social ...
Playa Herradura (Herradura Beach) is a coastal town in the Central Pacific Region of Costa Rica. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), north of Jacó in the province of Puntarenas. The name Herradura refers to the horseshoe shape of the bay. The town has developed into an important tourist destination in Costa Rica.
Ayacucho (Spanish pronunciation: [aʝaˈkutʃo] ⓘ), known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825, [1] [2] is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho.
Costa Rica was a pioneer in this type of tourism, and the country is recognized as one of the few with true ecotourism. [2] While Costa Rica has gained immense popularity for its development of a successful, yet environmentally friendly , ecotourism industry, environmentalists and economists alike debate whether an economy centered on tourism ...
The Huamanga Cathedral (also known as the Cathedral of Ayacucho) is the main Baroque cathedral in Ayacucho, Peru. It is under the ownership of the Catholic Church and was declared a Historic Cultural Heritage of the Nation of Peru in 1972. [1] [2] It is located in the Plaza de Armas. It is built with pink stone in the center and gray stone in ...