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The province is bounded to the north by the province of La Convención, to the east by the province of Calca, to the south by the province of Cusco and the province of Anta, and to the west by the province of La Convención. The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse the province.
During the Spanish foundation of Cusco, Francisco Pizarro established the first council and appointed Beltrán de Castro and Captain Pedro de Candia as mayors, handing each of them their respective varas of justice, along with the aldermen. Since then, the Cabildo del Cusco became the local governing body of the city and the surrounding area. [1]
Urubamba (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Urupampa, flat land of spiders) is a small town in Peru, located near the Urubamba River under the snow-capped mountain Chicón. It is the capital of the district of the same name. Located one hour from Cusco, Urubamba is the largest town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Its capital is Cusco, which is also the Historical Capital of Peru. [1] It is bordered to the north by the provinces of Calca and Urubamba, to the east by the province of Quispicanchi, to the south by the province of Paruro, and to the west by the province of Anta. It has a population of 447,588 inhabitants.
Cusco is a district in the northern Cusco Province within the Cusco Region of Peru.It is bordered by districts of Ccorca and Poroy on the west, the provinces of Anta, the Calca, and Urubamba on the north, the San Jerónimo District on the east, and the districts of Santiago and San Sebastián to the south.
Chinchero District is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru. [1] The town of Chinchero is the capital of the district. It is the location for the proposed Chinchero International Airport , which would serve travelers to the Cusco Region .
Climate data for Urubamba, elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft), (1991–2020) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
Machupicchu (from Quechua Machu Pikchu, [1] "old peak") [2] is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru. [3] The village of Machupicchu is the seat or capital of the district. [ 4 ]