Lamas, Peru
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Lamas is the capital of the Lamas Province
, situated in the San Martín Region
of northern Peru
. There are 16 871 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census. In 2005 a deep earthquake shake Lamas, killed 5 people, 174 injured and hundreds homeless.
Lick it registers in their history to have been conquered twice. The first one was for those Pocras
and the group of those Hanan Chancas who when being defeated supposedly in the battle of Yahuarpampa for the troops of the Inca Pachacútec in 1438 and conquered their territories natives like Ayacucho
, they abandoned their territory and they went into in the forest going by several towns or family clans disseminated by these areas to those who subjected with easiness. In their trajectory they found a favorable area to be located, the hill where today the city is located of you Lick, which was inhabited by one of the primitive groups of the area. The general Ankoallo, leader of the hardened ones Pocras
it is considered as ethnic founder of the town of you Lick that later on it was capital of the community.
Lamas Province
The Lamas Province is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru.-Political division:The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:*Lamas*Alonso de Alvarado*Barranquita*Caynarachi*Cuñumbuqui*Pinto Recodo*Rumisapa...
, situated in the San Martín Region
San Martín Region
San Martín is a region in northern Peru. Most of the region is located in the upper part of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Its capital is Moyobamba and the largest city in the region is Tarapoto.-Boundaries:* North and East: Loreto Region...
of northern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. There are 16 871 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census. In 2005 a deep earthquake shake Lamas, killed 5 people, 174 injured and hundreds homeless.
Lick it registers in their history to have been conquered twice. The first one was for those Pocras
Pocras
Pocras were the ancient Wari culture inhabitants of the modern-day city of Huamanga, Peru before the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, bounded on the northwest by the Warivilcas, and on the southeast by the Rucanas and the Soras and on the east by the Mayonmarka near the Andahuaylas in La Mar ...
and the group of those Hanan Chancas who when being defeated supposedly in the battle of Yahuarpampa for the troops of the Inca Pachacútec in 1438 and conquered their territories natives like Ayacucho
Ayacucho
Ayacucho is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.Ayacucho is famous for its 33 churches, which represent one for each year of Jesus's life. Ayacucho has large religious celebrations, especially during the Holy Week of Easter...
, they abandoned their territory and they went into in the forest going by several towns or family clans disseminated by these areas to those who subjected with easiness. In their trajectory they found a favorable area to be located, the hill where today the city is located of you Lick, which was inhabited by one of the primitive groups of the area. The general Ankoallo, leader of the hardened ones Pocras
Pocras
Pocras were the ancient Wari culture inhabitants of the modern-day city of Huamanga, Peru before the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, bounded on the northwest by the Warivilcas, and on the southeast by the Rucanas and the Soras and on the east by the Mayonmarka near the Andahuaylas in La Mar ...
it is considered as ethnic founder of the town of you Lick that later on it was capital of the community.