Paruro province

Paruro is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
The provincial capital of Paruro, with a population of 3,855, lies at 3,057 meters altitude. Two and a half hours by bus from Cusco, at the bottom of a deep valley, it is bordered on one side by the Rio Paruro, a feeder of the Apurímac River. A number of small Inca and pre-Inca ruins are in the area, and a series of arches was built by Simón Bolívar to celebrate a victory over the Spaniards.
Nearby Paqariq Tampu is one of the legendary origin sites of Manqu Qhapaq and Mama Uqllu, founders of the Inca Empire.

Boundaries

North: provinces of Anta and Cusco
East: provinces of Quispicanchi, Acomayo and Chumbivilcas
South: province of Chumbivilcas
West: province of Chumbivilcas and Apurímac Region
Geography

Some of the highest mountains in the province are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into nine districts, each of which is headed by a mayor. The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 7.56% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.