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	Ayacucho - Peru
		Ayacucho is the capital of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.
		Ayacucho has a current population of 140,500 (2005 estimate), which is an increase from the c.
		Ayacucho is known as the city of 33 (colonial) churches, such as Santo Domingo, San Agustin and San Francisco.
	www.virtualperu.net /cities_ayacucho.html (376 words)

	Ayacucho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ayacucho is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.
		Ayacucho is famous for its large number of churches and for its religious celebrations during Holy Week.
		The jalatoro is similar to the Spanish encierro, except that the bulls are led by horses of the Morochucos.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ayacucho (260 words)

	Ayacucho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ayacucho is very well known for its artisans that have inherited from their ancestors all they know.
		Ayacucho is also known because there is a tradition in the city that all houses must have a little church on the roof of the house.
		During the Colony from Spain, this city was one of the most important ones, because of its location between Lima and Cusco, the textile industry that was developed there, and for being the city that supplied food to the mine of Santa Bárbara de Huancavelica.
	www.go2peru.com /ayacucho_travel_guide.htm (302 words)

	Ayacucho
		Ayacucho is located at 2,750 meters or 9,000 ft. above sea level in the Southern Andes.
		Ayacucho is very important in the Peruvian history for many reasons.
		The city of Huamanga, nowadays known as Ayacucho, was also important in the Spanish colony, the reason was its mercury mines.
	www.indiana-expedition.com /English/Places/ayacucho.htm (439 words)

	Ayacucho
		Though there are many sites within the Ayacucho Basin, the civilization known asthe Ayacucho, occupied a relatively long timespan of roughly 2,000 years, and was the second civilization to live within the Basin.
		Ayacucho has been known by many names such as Flea Cave, Ayacucho, and by the multitude of archeological sites found in the Ayacucho Basin.
		The Ayacucho were extensive hunter gathers as is evidenced by the presence of bones within Picimachey Cave.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/sites/ayacucho.html (847 words)

	INCA TOURS - Ayacucho - PPikimachay - Holy Week - Churches - Huamanga Stone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Location: The department of Ayacucho is located in the Central peruvian Andes, and it also covers some areas of jungle in the northwest of the departament.
		Distant 1 km from the town is the Pampa de Ayacucho, a historical location where the Battle of Ayacucho that sealed the Independence of South America was held on December 9th, 1 824.
		Located 102 km from Ayacucho and about 3 h drive, it is an archaeological complex featuring a palace, a tower, the Inca bath (with a 13-corner stone) and a lagoon in the middle of the archaeological complex at 2 300 masl.
	www.inca-tours.com /Peru_Info/Peru_Places_to_Stay/Ayacucho.htm (1280 words)

	Ayacucho Peru - Travel and Tours
		It is a city of gossip and of nostalgia, which brings tears to the eyes in holy week or at the sound of the voices of its mythical singers, drunk on love and loneliness.
		Surrounded by prickly pears and blessed with a temperate and healthy climate, the city of Ayacucho, capital of the state of the same name, is one of the most important tourist destinations in the Peuvian Andes because it combines the remains of primitive cultures with the majesty of its colonial buildings.
		Ayacucho - land of churches and ancient mansions, of singers and famous artisans- will leave its mark of liberty and melancholy on the heart of all those who walk its streets or contemplate the bell towers that kiss the sky.
	www.enjoyperu.com /peru_travel_tours_information/peru_travel_destinations/peru_ayacucho/ayacucho_ayacucho.html (392 words)

	ECS Travel, Peru Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The department of Ayacucho is located in the Central peruvian Andes, and it also covers some areas of jungle in the northwest of the departament.
		Ayacucho is called the Peruvian Capital of Handicrafts and has spread its art all over the world.
		Ayacucho’s handicrafts are particularly rich due to the presence of several cultures, notably the Spanish and Indian, which mingled several expressions, including:
	www.ecstravel.com /ayacucho.htm (1258 words)

	Rumbos Online: Ayacucho in the Heart
		In the Ayacucho area, the nucleus of the Inca power was the administrative center of Vilcashuamán, with its impressive remains, typical of an Inca administrative center: the ushnu symbolical representation of the governing hierarchy the Temple of the Sun and state warehouses.
		The 1980's was the decade of terror and death in rural areas, that compelled the compulsive migration of the peasant population and increased the city of Ayacucho´s population from 70,000 inhabitants in 1981 to the 120,000 inhabitants it has today.
		This is because the political violence increased the emigration of the Ayacucho population from all the provinces towards Lima, Huancayo, Ica and other urban centers.
	www.rumbosonline.com /articles/13-42-destinoayacucho.htm (1251 words)

	Battle of Ayacucho - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ayacucho, Battle of, last major engagement of the South American war for independence; fought on December 9, 1824, it resulted in victory by the...
		Bolivia was one of the first countries in the Spanish Empire to attempt a break from Spain, but it was one of the last to succeed.
		Meanwhile, on September 7, 1820, San Martín had landed an army of 6,000 men on the Peruvian coast.
	encarta.msn.com /Battle_of_Ayacucho.html (141 words)

	Ayacucho - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Ayacucho, city in southern Peru, capital of Ayacucho Department.
		It is an agricultural, manufacturing, and educational center.
		Ayacucho, Battle of, last major engagement of the South American war for independence; fought on December 9, 1824, it resulted in victory by the...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Ayacucho.html (75 words)

	Ayacucho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Valencia is the honorary President of the paramilitary rondas in Ayacucho.
		It is clear to see that the PCP is consolidating its support bases and restoring the new power in areas where the enemy had temporary control, and then tearing down to pieces the counterrevolutionary paramilitary peasant groups (rondas or mesnadas).
		In other areas of Ayacucho, in the District of Ayahuanco, Province of Huanta, the People's Army is surrounding the counter-subversive jungle base of Pucayacu that abuts the Apurimac River.
	www.blythe.org /peru-pcp/newflag/nf0402/aya1.htm (416 words)

	Ayacucho - Atlas Tours and Travels to Peru
		Ayacucho city is considered one of the most beautiful of Peru with a lot of colonialism still running through its streets.
		Ayacucho is considered the cradle of artisans in Peru and its handicrafts are worldwide admired.
		From Ayacucho you’ll have access to the Archaeological Complex of Wari (Known as Huari as well) The Wari culture has developed between 500 A.C. and 1100 A.C. and it predominated this territory.
	www.atlastoursandtravels.com /ayacucho.php (264 words)

	Ayacucho and the Central Highlands, Peru
		Ayacucho means corner of death in Spanish, and this tucked-away corner of the Andes has seen plenty of bloodshed over the last five centuries, from the Incas battling the local Chancas to the 1980s uprising of the Shining Path, Peru’s most notorious terrorist movement.
		Nowhere is Peru’s colonial past more palpable than Ayacucho, the most stunning city of Peru’s Andes, with a gorgeous Catedral and nearly 30 other colonial churches, not to mention the charming village of Quinua and the ancient ruins of Wari.
		Ayacucho Walking Tour: The streets of this hidden jewel include Renaissance and baroque churches and the friendliest and most interesting market in Peru, where bubbling pots of corn stews, dozens of chichas, and huge rocks of fl salt are on display alongside a staggering array of countryside produce.
	www.moon.com /planner/peru/regions/ayacucho.html (388 words)

	Ayacucho travel guide - Wikitravel
		Ayacucho is located in the department of Ayacucho in Peru.
		Ayacucho is embedded in a broad sunny valley with mild climate.
		During the 80's and early 90's, Ayacucho was mostly under control of the Sendero Luminoso, an extreme leftist terrorist group (or liberation group, depending on your point of view).
	wikitravel.org /en/Ayacucho (902 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Ayacucho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ayacucho Millions of Products from Thousands of Stores All in One Place.
		In 1820 he joined the revolutionists against Spain and, as Bolívar 's chief of staff, participated in the decisive liberating battles of Junín and Ayacucho.
		One of the two inland countries of South America, Bolivia is shut in from the Pacific in the W by Chile and Peru; in the E and N it borders on Brazil, in the SE 1 - 8 of
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/00947.html (464 words)

	INCALINK AYACUCHO
		It was there that an army comprised of Peruvians, Argentinians, Colombians, Chileans and soldiers from Venezuela led by Mariscal Sucre defeated the Spanish forces and obligated them to sign the Capitulation of Ayacucho, in which they renounced their colonies on the continent.
		As of that historical event, the nearby city of Huamanga adopted the name of Ayacucho, which became the capital of the province carrying that same name.
		The province or department of Ayacucho is a hilly territory, ripe with low mountains and narrow valleys covered with all types of cactus.
	www.incalink.com /CULTURAayacucho.htm (735 words)

	Ayacucho Nativity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This Ayacucho ceramic shows the literally interpretation of "Be on God Hands" This Nativity scene shows the impact caused by this expression on the artist who believe that God only can protect the Sacred Family of Nazareth.
		The Ayacucho artists have a great Christian spirit and they usually used it as inspiration also they want to give a little utility to their art, in this case making a penholder.
		The Ayacucho artist shows his inspiration in this ceramic work, this nativity scene has a space to put a candle on behind that make the effect of the sky with the Betlehem star.
	artourperu.com /Ayacucho_Nativity.html (491 words)

	ayacucho
		Ayacucho parece ser una de las ciudades más antiguas del Perú y tal vez lo demuestre el hecho de haberse encontrado fósiles y vestigios de instrumentos de piedra, animales, plantas y alimentos, con una antigüedad aproximada de 22,000 años en algunas cuevas rocosas que servían de hogar y refugio a ese antiguo poblador ayacuchano.
		Ayacucho fue sin lugar a dudas, escenario de eventos decisivos en la historia del Perú.
		Ayacucho es un pueblo místico y muy religioso, donde casi semanalmente se celebra alguna festividad sacra.
	www.boletindenewyork.com /ayacucho.htm (1170 words)

	PERUINFO / Information by Regions / Ayacucho / History
		With the discovery of fossil remains in the Piquimachay Caves and surroundings of the Pacaicassa town, it has been demonstrated that the primitive man was established in Ayacucho more than 20000 years ago.
		The Independence of Peru and American was consolidated in the Battle of Ayacucho (December 9, 1824).
		One of the most outstanding men who was born in Ayacucho was Andrés Avelino Cáceres, hero of the War against Chile and President of the Republic in 1886 and 1894.
	www.peru.com /peruinfo/ingles/info_dptos/ayacucho/aya_hist.htm (282 words)

	International volunteer opportunities in Peru
		In the frame of the project a group of international volunteers is invited again to participate in activities with children and Peruan families.
		Location: Ayacucho is a historical city of Peru, located in the mountains at 2700 meters above sea level.
		Though there are many sites within the Ayacucho Basin, the civilization known as the Ayacucho, occupied a relatively long timespan of roughly 2,000 years, and was the second civilization to live within the Basin.
	www.cadip.org /volunteer-in-peru.htm (932 words)

	Trafico on Line Peru Travel Agency Tour Operator Ayacucho
		The department of Ayacucho is located in the south central Sierra of the Peruvian Andes.
		The first vestiges of human presence in Ayacucho are found in the Pikimachay cave and date from 20,000 BC.
		In Ayacucho it is an impressive faith act close to a collective drama, that goes on for a week and with the entire population participating.
	www.traficoperu.com /english/ciud3.htm (1119 words)

	PRX » Pieces » Ayacucho
		Ayacucho was conceived as an attempt to balance the usual coverage of Latin America and specifically the Peruvian 2006 presidential elections.
		But with Ayacucho I tried to put things in a historical context (still only 26 years of history).
		In my hard drive remain many hours of voices and sounds that did not make it in, as well as many pages of narration and feelings that were slowly cut.
	www.prx.org /pieces/12520 (274 words)

	PERU TOURS - AYACUCHO TOURS in PERU
		from Ayacucho; this town is known for its churches built in mud.
		In the major square there is located a site museum and was the place where the Capitulation of Ayacucho during the war of independence was signed.
		The battle of Ayacucho was fought in this plain.
	www.qoyllur-tours.com /peru-tours/peru-tours-ayacucho-tour.php (403 words)

	Visiting Peru - Destination Guide - Ayacucho
		This is Ayacucho, a land of ancient traditions, of history and faith, aspects that can be perceived in almost every one of its corners, guarded by the presence of appealing churches which present varied styles, rising throughout the grounds of this City.
		And this remarkable religious character is precisely what makes of Ayacucho the best place to spend the festivities of the Semana Santa (Easter Time).
		For that reason, the Pampa de la Quinua was turned into a Historical Sanctuary in 1980, in order to preserve for the forthcoming generations a part of this rich historical legacy.
	www.peruvianembassy.us /visiting-peru-destination-guide-ayacucho.php (1430 words)

	Circuit : Ayacucho, religious capital of Peru
		Ayacucho is also located in the heart of the Andes.
		It is located near several historical sites such as Wari, the capital of one of the largest pre-Incas empire, Quinua, a charming little village specialized in the craft industry, such as ceramic, and the "Ayacucho's Pampa" where a decisive battle took place, which led to independence for South-American peoples.
		Ayacucho is a historical site, hidden from mass tourism, where you will discover the traditional life of the Andes.
	www.peruhotel.com /english/circuit.php3?idcircuit=26 (450 words)

	History of Ayacucho New Internationalist - Find Articles
		It was during this period that Ayacucho peaked artistically, with its own school of painting, stone-carving, silver-filigree work and ceramics.
		In 1821 Peru declared its independence; the battle that sealed it was fought on the Pampa of Ayacucho near the small present-day town of Quinua in December 1824.
		In Ayacucho the university was forced to close for lack of funds.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0JQP/is_321/ai_30301566 (914 words)

	Ayacucho - Peru
		The Ayacucho department is crossed by two mountain ranges that divide it into three geographic parts: the altiplanic region towards the south, extreme highlands in the center, and tropical jungles in the northeast.
		A good time to visit Ayacucho is during Holy Week since theirs is the most exciting and spectacular celebration in the entire country.
		Ayacucho, land de artisans, also offers its visitors impressive works de art like the retablos, small portable shrines that represents Andean scenes, Sarhua boards, which has worked into it one’s family tree, and carvings de alabaster, a material also known as Huamanga stone.
	www.virtualperu.net /espanol/departamentos/ayacucho.html (207 words)

	Huamanga Peru - Ayacucho Peru by Peru Travels
		But the truth is that in the capital of the department of Ayacucho, there is practically a church on every street corner: there are 33 in all, built in Huamanga during colonial times, each of them with their own history, their own art, their own personality.
		Founded by Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro in 1539, the old city of San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga (Saint John of the Frontier of Huamanga) features countless attractions for the tourist, and is the ideal starting point to explore the rest of the department.
		Easter week in Ayacucho is worth a separate mention, as it is possibly the most spectacular and emotive version of the Christian holiday in Peru.
	www.perutravels.net /peru-travel-guide/ayacucho-huamanga.htm (252 words)

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