Huasquillay


Huasquillay is a town in the district of Omacha, province of Paruro, department of Cusco in Peru.
According to the 2017 [Peru Census|2017 National Censuses], it has a population of 141 inhabitants.

History

The town of Huasquillay was created on September 30, 1992, under municipal resolution No. 013, in the government of President Alberto Fujimori.

Geography

It is located on the banks of the Velille river at an altitude of, in a temperate zone, the annual average temperature varies between 12 °C and 16 °C approximately. According to the floor
altitudinal belongs to the Quechua region.

Cultural traditions

Being agriculture and livestock the base of the family economy; we can find the production of corn, wheat, barley, potato in its various varieties, beans, peas, quinoa, squash, pumpkin and all kinds of vegetables, we can also find fruits from avocado, pears, medlar, capulí, prickly pear, apple, tumbo and others; within the livestock activity we find the breeding of Creole cattle, Brown Swiss, Holstein; we also find sheep, horses, pigs, etc.
During festivities there is a fondness for cockfighting, horse racing and bullfighting.

Authorities

Municipal

  • 2021 - 2023
  • * Mayor: Alex Santiago Domínguez Puelles.
  • * Aldermen:
  • # Eufemia Mollenido Billalobos
  • # Eduardo Huillca Mayta
  • # Victor Raúl Zoluaga Huamaní
  • # Encarnación Valverde Samanes
  • # Emiliano Games Montel