Huarochiri Province
Huarochirí is a Peruvian province with its capital in Matucana, located in the central-eastern part of the department of Lima. It borders on the north with the province of Canta; by the East with the department of Junín; by the South with the province of Yauyos and the province of Cañete; and, by the West with the province of Lima.
Within the ecclesiastical division of the Catholic Church of Peru, it belongs to the Prelature of Yauyos
History
The two most important archaeological sites in the Huarochirí province are the Marcahuasi plateau, with the three citadels that, according to archaeologist Julio Cesar Tello, belonged to the Huanca culture, and the City of Chuya, located in Chaclla. During the Colony, most of its territory included the jurisdiction of the corregimiento of Huarochirí. Among its main corregidores are:
- Diego de Carvajal Vargas y Marroquín
- Diego de Ayala y Contreras (1612)
- Antonio Barreto de Castro
- Francisco Álvarez Gato (1699)
- Martin Zamudio de las Infantas.
The province of Huarochirí was created by decree of August 5, 1821, during the Protectorate of the Liberator José de San Martín. It was made up of eleven districts: Santa María de Jesús de Huarochirí, San Juan de Matucana, San Mateo de Huanchor, Santa Eulalia, the mineral seat of Yauli, San Pedro de Casta, Carampoma, San Lorenzo de Quinti, San Damián, San José de Chorrillos and Santo Domingo de los Olleros. The law of August 13, 1834 designated the town of Matucana as the provincial capital, this town was elevated to the category of city by law No. 1810, of September 5, 1913.
Geography
It is located in the central zone of Peru located in the central and eastern part of the department of Lima. It covers an area of 5,657.93 km².
Toponymy
The word "Huarochirí" It is composed of two Quechua words that are: "Huaro" which is people and "Chiri" which is cold therefore would mean "Population living in a cold place".
Population
The province has a population of 72,845 inhabitants, of which 49,334 (67.8%) live in urban areas and 23,511 (32.2%) in rural areas. Regarding the distribution by sex, 38,437 (52.8%) are male and 34,408 (47.2%) are female.
Capital
The capital of this province is the city of Matucana. It is also called The City of the Eternal Radiant Sun. Although the province bears the same name as the town of Huarochirí, which has a long history from the Incas, the conquest and the colony, its capital Matucana is geographically more centrally located and is easier to access for most of the population. population of this province. Matucana is located in the valley of the Rímac River, accessible by the central highway and the railway from Lima to Junín.
Administrative division
The province is divided into 32 (thirty-two) districts:
- Matucana
- Antioch
- Callahuanca
- Carampoma
- Chicla
- Cuenca
- Huachupampa
- Strike
- Huarochirí
- Lahuaytambo
- Langa
- San Pedro de Laraos
- Mariatana
- Ricardo Palma
- San Andrés de Tupicocha
- San Antonio de Chaclla
- San Bartolomé
- San Damián
- San Juan de Iris
- San Juan de Tantaranche
- San Lorenzo de Quinti
- San Mateo
- San Mateo de Otao
- San Pedro de Casta
- San Pedro de Huancayre
- Sangallaya
- Santa Cruz de Cocachacra
- Santa Eulalia
- Santiago de Anchucaya
- Santiago de Tuna
- Santo Domingo de los Olleros
- Surco
Education
Educational Institutions
- I.E. Julio C. Tello
- I.E. St. John the Baptist
- I.E. San Antonio de Jicamarca
- I.E. Veritatis Splendor
- I.E. Antenor Orrego
- I.E. Santa Cruz de Huarochirí
- I.E. 20955-19 Beautiful Valley
Tourism
Among the tourist areas in addition to Marcahuasi we can mention the Tupicocha lagoons on "the Tutayquiri Route", the Songos waterfalls, the Matucana waterfall and countryside, the Inca Snow Snow Trail to Sisicaya, the Infiernillo bridge, described in the tourist inventory the book "a Backpack in Peru" by Master Daniel Lopez. The "Túnel de Murciélagos", the Challape bridge, the Huariquiña waterfall, among others, are also mentioned.
- Zarate Forest (San Bartolomé district), located on the western façade of the Andes in the Seco River basin, tributary of the Rimac River, 2800-3100 m. n. m. They belong to the Peasant Community of San Bartolomé. Endemic species such as: Zaratornis stresemanni, Poospiza rubecula, Leptasthenura poolata, Satenes pudibunda and Atlapetes nationi.
- Antakallo Cascade (Matucana district), located in the Chucumayo river bank at 2389 m. n. m. with a jump of 20 m.
- Cascada Huacrahualla (San Bartolomé district), it has a 20 m drop in the same name's crack.
- Arampa Cascada (San Bartolomé district), located in the mouth of water of the same name. It's 20 m in three jumps.
- Cascade of Pala Kala (Southern district), located in the Matala ravine, 5 km (3.5 hours) from San Jerónimo de Surco to 2600 m. n. m.
- Cascada de Tumbapaccha (Southern district), located in the Matala ravine, 1 km (20 min) from San Jerónimo de Surco.
- Marcahuasi en (distrito de San Pedro de Casta), es una meseta de origen volcanoico a 4 000 m s. n. m., con curiosas figuras pétreas, discovered by the Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello, who published in 1923 her studies on her in the magazine "Inca". The main figure of the place is the so-called "Monumento a la humanidad" or Peca Gasha, Quechua word meaning witch, sentinel or guardian - gigantic stone of about 40 m high, with several profiles, depending on the angle with which it looks and the hours of the day. Other figures are: the African lion; the turtle; the camels; the flame; the condor; the sacred feline; the valley of the seals; the woman with child in arms; the Druid; the prophet; the alchemist; the lovers; the German hull; the fungus; etc.
- Chucuncuya archaeological site (San Bartolomé district), fortress of Huarochiri culture is located on the top of a small mountain from where you can see the entire area of San Bartolomé and the lower part of the Seco River basin.
- Bat tunnel (San Bartolomé district), this is an abandoned railway tunnel of 4.60 m high by 2.80 m wide and a length of 100 m, which was built during the José Balta government. He stopped using a landslide.
Festivities
The festivities of Las Cruces are known throughout the province and begin in May, patron saint festivities that can each last up to three days or more and even overlap, forming whole weeks of different celebrations.
Authorities
Regionals
- Regional adviser
- 2023 - 2026 Luis Antonio Nuñez López, Movimiento Regional (La Cholita)
Municipals
- 2023 - 2026
- Mayor: Hugo Fredy González Carhuavilca, Movimiento Regional (La Familia)
- Regivers:
- María Del Carmen Molinari Angeles, Movimiento Regional (La Familia)
- Luis Eduardo Rincón Franco, Movimiento Regional (La Familia)
- Fiorella Julia Pomalía Alvaro, Regional Movement (The Family)
- Cristian Brayan Sánchez Sánchez, Movimiento Regional (La Familia)
- Nelba Grimaldina Mateo Ocaris, Movimiento Regional (La Familia)
- Edwan Juan Chuquiyuri Macavilca, Regional Movement (The Family)
- Yadhira Nicole Aldave Vásquez, Regional Movement (La Cholita)
- Jimmy Jeacson Vicharra Arteaga, Regional Movement (La Cholita)
- Julio Antonio Santos Flores, Movimiento Regional (Patria Joven)
Police
- Matucana Police Station
- Commissioner: Cmdte. NPP.