Lamas

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Lamas is a small historic city in Peru’s San Martín Region, known for its indigenous Quechua-speaking communities and traditional Amazonian-Andean culture.

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Lamas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
administrativeDivisionLevel city in a provincial capital role ⓘ
capitalOf Lamas Province ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culturalRegion Andean cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to: Andes cultural area

Peruvian Amazon ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 800–900 metres ⓘ
hasClimate tropical climate ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage traditional crafts ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Quechua rituals and ceremonies ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Quechua Lamista ⓘ
mestizo population ⓘ
hasIndigenousLanguage Quechua ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic bilingual Spanish-Quechua speakers ⓘ
significant indigenous population ⓘ
hasSurroundingEnvironment Amazon rainforest foothills ⓘ
Andean foothills ⓘ
hasTraditionalArchitecture adobe houses ⓘ
wooden structures ⓘ
heritageStatus historic town (national level, de facto recognition) ⓘ
knownFor cultural tourism ⓘ
historic city center ⓘ
indigenous Quechua-speaking communities ⓘ
traditional Amazonian-Andean culture ⓘ
languageFamilySpoken Quechuan languages ⓘ
locatedIn San Martín Region ⓘ
northern Peru ⓘ
locatedInBasin Amazon Basin ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision San Martín Department (historical term) ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
near Tarapoto ⓘ
partOf Lamas Province ⓘ
regionType Amazonian-Andean transition zone ⓘ
religion predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ
timeZone Peru Time ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism destination ⓘ
ethno-tourism destination ⓘ
transportConnection road connection to Tarapoto ⓘ
utcOffset UTC−05:00 ⓘ

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