Abancay, founded in 1572 as Santiago de los Reyes de Abancay, is a city in southern-central Peru. It is the capital of both the Apurímac Region and the Abancay Province, and serves an important cultural, economic, and political role in Apurímac.
Image: Plaza de Armas de Abancay
Image: Uspaccocha nevado
Image: Vista de los Andes, Abancay, Perú, 2015 07 30, DD 68
Image: Vista panorámica Abancay
Apurímac is a department and region in southern-central Peru. It is bordered on the east by the Cusco Region, on the west by the Ayacucho Region, and on the south by the Arequipa and Ayacucho regions. The region's name originates from the Quechua language and means "where the gods speak" in reference to the many mountains of the region that seem to be talking to each other.
Lake Usphaqucha with the volcano Ampay in the Ampay National Sanctuary