Paucartambo is a town in Southern Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

, capital of the province Paucartambo

Paucartambo Province

Paucartambo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.-Boundaries:* North: Madre de Dios Region* East: Quispicanchi Province* South: Quispicanchi Province* West: Calca Province...

 in the region Cusco

Cusco Region

Cusco is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios and Puno regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín regions on the west...

. Paucartambo is home to the colourful Virgen del Carmen festival (Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid 13th centuries...

), held each 16 July. Paucartambo’s three day Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen is one of the biggest street parties in Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

, and attracts tens of thousands of travellers, almost all Peruvian, each year.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia