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Huamachuco vs Alta Floresta

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Huamachuco

State

Country

Capital
Population 12657

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Huamachuco (possibily from Quechua waman, falcon or variable hawk, and Kulyi chuco, earth or land, "land of falcons") is a town in northern Peru and capital of the province Sánchez Carrión in La Libertad Region. The city is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco. Lake Sausacocha lies to the northeast. About 30 miles away, within the Huamachuco district, is the significant archeological site of Marcahuamachuco.



It is a complex of monuments, a prehistoric political and religious center of a culture that thrived 350 CE-1100 CE. The ruins of a Wari city, Viracochapampa, are located 3.5 km north of Huamachuco. Additionally there are many other pre-Columbian ruins around the town.

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Alta Floresta

StateMato Grosso

Country

Brazil
Capital
Population 49761

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Alta Floresta (Portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located at around 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W. The municipality is served by Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport.



The municipality contains a small part of the 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres) Cristalino State Park, created in 2001.

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