Lamas (Peru)

Llamas
Llamas
Coordinates	6 ° 25 ′  S , 76 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 6 ° 25 ′  S , 76 ° 31 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Peru
region	San Martín
province	Llamas
District	Llamas
height	809 m
Residents	11,165 (2017)
politics
mayor	Onésimo Huamán Daza (2019-2022)
Traditional, windowless houses in llamas

Lamas is a small town in the San Martín region of northern Peru , 22 km from Tarapoto . Lamas is the administrative seat of the Lamas province and the Lamas district of the same name . The 2017 census counted 11,165 inhabitants. Ten years earlier the population was 8883. The city is located at an altitude of 809  m in a basin landscape between the Peruvian central and eastern Cordillera .

The inhabitants are called lamistas . The indigenous population speaks the so-called Lamas Quechua . Genetic analyzes suggest that the inhabitants immigrated from the Amazon region. The traditional houses in Wayku district have no windows. The residents believe that this can prevent evil spirits from entering the house.

Web links

Commons : Lamas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• http://www.lamasperu.com - website of the municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} PERU: San Martín Region - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. ↑ sciencedirect.com HLA genes in Lamas Peruvian-Amazonian Amerindians
3. ^ Margaux Hildebrandt: Arquitectura Peruana Regional
4. ↑ Article by JUAN ANTONIO PÉREZ ARCE , published in La Revista de Cantabria