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.