The Yauyos Province is a province located in the Lima Region of Peru . It is one of the eleven that make up that region.
4-534: The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve lies in the Yauyos Province. Aqupallqa , Llunk'uti , Qutuni , Runchu , T'uru and Wankarqucha of the Cordillera Central of Peru belong to the highest mountains of the province. They all reach altitudes above 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains of the province include: Some of the largest lakes of the province are listed below: During
8-635: Is a protected area in Peru located in the Lima Region , Yauyos Province and in the Junín Region , Jauja Province . It lies with the Peruvian Yungas and Central Andean wet puna ecoregions . Sima Pumaqucha , one of the deepest caves of South America, and Qaqa Mach'ay , the highest surveyed cave in the world, are situated in the reserve. Some of the archaeological sites within
12-475: The 2007 Peru earthquake , Yauyos suffered major damage. The capital of this province is the city of Yauyos . The province extends over an area of 6,901.58 square kilometers (2,664.71 sq mi) and is divided into 33 districts: The province has a population of 28,000 inhabitants as of 2002. One distinctive cultural trait of the province is that the Tupe district is home to the small ethnic minority who speak
16-765: The indigenous Jaqaru /Kawki language, a linguistic curiosity as the only surviving relative of Aymara , spoken far to the south in the Altiplano . Besides that, several archaic Quechua dialects are spoken in some districts (Huacarpana, Apurí, Madean, Viñac, Azángaro, Huangáscar, Chocos, Cacra, Hongos, Tanta, Lincha, Tomás, Alis, Huancaya, Vitis, and Laraos). However, all these dialects and languages, respectively, are in danger of extinction. 12°27′51″S 75°55′24″W / 12.4641°S 75.9233°W / -12.4641; -75.9233 Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve ( Spanish : Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos-Cochas )
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