General Data
General performances
A good part of its territory, that constitutes 1.97% of the national, belongs to the regions of the high forest and the low forest, in as much the Andean zone, quite inhospitable, is located in altitudes between the 3 000 and 5 000 meters. Pasco reunites to 0.99% of the population of the country but, it contributes 1.25% of the national GIP. This located on the 4.337 msnm. It has a cold climate, with a Maxima temperature of 20oC and a minim of less 8 or Cs. It has an extension of 25.320 kilometers square and its population is of 242.659 inhabitants. It has 3 provinces and 28 districts with an index of illiteracy of 15,2%. Its capital is the city of Cerro de Pasco, from Lima 296 kilometers, the one that extend on the skirt inclined of the hill and to borders of lagoon of Patarcocha. Other cities of importance are Oxapampa, Villa Rica, Yanahuanca, Chaupimarca and Huayllay.
Historical review
The first habitants who settled in the region that today is known as Pasco were members of the Huanca culture, that extended their dominions by all the central mountain range. These, in constant wars with other cultures, like the Chanca, raised small fortifications for the defense. With the submission to the Incas empire, it happens to comprise of the Chinchaysuyo and serves as refuge in trips in the direction of other regions. During the colony, the Spaniards discover their fabulous metalliferous wealth. He counts the tradition that these deposits are known there by year 1630, when the shepherd Santiago Huaricapcha, when taking refuge of a storm in the Yauricocha hill, Improvised a bonfire to prepare his food; in the little short while he discovered that, from stones of their bonfire, silver threads descended. Faithful and servant, communicated east discovery to its patrons, who from those times took possession from the most fabulous mines of silver, zinc, lead and receive of this part of the continent. During the Republic, one of its more illustrious children, gave to a great example of professionalism. He was Daniel Alcídes Carrión, who stops to discover the effects and antidote for the wart inoculates its virus and passes away in tries to attend his. It was an example for the Peruvian and world-wide medicine.
Century XV d.C. The Incas extend his dominate on the territory of pumpus or bombons, primitive settlers of the zone.
1557 First denouncements of mines of silver in the zone of Yauri, today Cerro of Pasco.
1630 Discovery of the mineral of Santistevan of Lauricocha.
1772 the Franciscanos from the convent of Ocopa enter to Pozuzo Colony.
1820 Victory of patriotic general Alvarez of Arenales- Spanish Brigadier O'Reilly.
1840 By law of the 10 of January are granted to take title of “Opulent city”.
1857 Arrived in Huacho (27 of June) the first immigrants Germans who will colonize the Pozuzo.
1890 colonos of the Pozuzo found Oxapampa (15 of October).
1898 the cuprífera operation begins.
1901 Cerro of Pasco Mining Company obtains the concession to operate the copper deposits.
1904 Railroad of Pasco
1920 Foundation of Villa Rica
1930 Protest of the mining workers that take to the slaughter of the Step Badly (12 of November)
1944 Creation of the department of Pasco (27 of November).
1966 the city of Cerro Pasco is transferred to the plain of San Juan Pampas.
1974 Expropriation of the mines and Creation Centromín Peru
Foods and Typical Drinks
The food of Pasco is based on soups very varied, as well as on stews with ovine and head of cattle. To this region of the country the broth of sheep head belongs, the soup of mote or patasca, you absorb them of haba, oca or potatoes. Nevertheless, the specialty as in other zones of the mountain range is pachamanca, which tastes several (due to the diversity of its meats). The special drink is favourite like “aguardiente” because it helps to have the body with a high temperature.
