Churin Explained

Official Name:Churin
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Peru
Coordinates:-10.8167°N -129°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lima
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Oyon
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Pachangara
Elevation M:2258
Population Total:1889
Population As Of:2007
Timezone:PET
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:PET
Utc Offset Dst:-5

Churin is a town in Oyon Province, Peru.

In protoquechua, the word churin means "your child".[1]

The city holds two annual festivals. The Annual Maca Festival celebrates maca, an aphrodisiac food.[2] The town also has an annual festival revolving around the food and cultural icon of the cuy, or guinea pig. The festivities involve dressing the guinea pigs in elaborate costumes for a competition.[3]

Churin is well known for its hot springs.

Notes and references

  1. See Quechua Grammar Ancash Huailas, 1976: Version supported by Gary Parker that the 'ch' precedes 'ts'.
  2. http://www.macausa.net/peru.html Maca in Peru
  3. Web site: Peruvians Pig-Out . . 2007-07-26 . 2007-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185007/http://itn.co.uk/news/89319c3295386535197a613d28bcf198.html . 2007-09-27 . dead .