Chupaca Province


Chupaca Province, located in Central Peru, is one of the nine provinces that compose the Junín Region, bordering to the north with the Concepción Province, to the east with the Huancayo Province, to the south with the Huancavelica Region, and to the west with the Lima Region. The province has a population of approximately 57,000 inhabitants, and the capital is Chupaca.

Geography

Chupaca is located from Lima and has a temperate and dry climate. Located within the province is the lake Ñawinpukyu west of the city Huancayo, with surface water spanning, where the breeding of trout, mule trips, and boating occur.
One of the highest peaks of the province is Wachwa Runtu at approximately. Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into nine districts.
Furthest back in the known history of the Chupaca Province the Arwaturu tribe located alongside the lake named Ñawinpukyu constructed buildings from stone and mud that aligned to the north and to the south in such a way that they received all the rays from the sun.
Low the Chongos; a town south of Huancayo has a church dating back to 1540 with altars carved in baroque style.