Official Name: | Huancabamba |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Piura |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Huancabamba |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Huancabamba |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Valentin Quevedo Peralta |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 1929 |
Huancabamba is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Huancabamba in the region Piura. It is situated in the valley of the Huancabamba river, along which the old Inca road passed leading from Quito to Cajamarca.
Victor von Hagen, The Royal Road of the Inca (1976)