Pisco

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Pisco (disambiguation) .

Pisco
Coordinates: 13 ° 43 ′  S , 76 ° 12 ′  W Pisco​ Pisco on the map of Peru
Basic data
Country	Peru
region	Ica
province	Pisco
City foundation	16th Century
Residents	61,518  (2017)
City insignia
Detailed data
height	17  m
Waters	Río Pisco
prefix	056
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Juan Enrique Mendoza Uribe (2019-2022)
Website	www.munipisco.gob.pe
Plaza de Armas , the main square of Pisco in 2001. In the background the church of St. Clement, which was destroyed in 2007.
Pisco after the 2007 earthquake

Pisco is a port city in southern Peru (about 235 km south of Lima ) and has 61,518 inhabitants (2017). It belongs to the Ica region and is the capital of the Pisco province . The most important traffic connection to Lima is the Panamericana , which runs about three kilometers northeast through the small town of Villa Túpac Amaru Inca (also just called La Villa ). Pisco is connected to it by a feeder road. The feeder road has now been expanded to four lanes and re-asphalted. The largely desert-like landscape is irrigated by the Río Pisco .

History and sights

Pisco was the home of the Paracas Culture , a pre-Columbian culture (1300 BC to 200 AD). The Paracas Museum shows finds from this culture. In front of the city is the Paracas Bay, the Paracas peninsula 15 km further south. The city is also interesting for tourists due to the nearby Islas Ballestas with its rich animal life (sea birds and maned seals ). Islands and the peninsula make up the Paracas National Reserve . Here, on an offshore island, is the Candelabro de Paracas (The Paracas Candlestick), an image engraved in the rock (scratching image), similar to the Nazca Lines , but significantly smaller and younger. It was probably used by seafarers as a guide for navigation.

In an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 ^M on August 15, 2007, 85% of Piscos were destroyed. At least 90 people died in the city's largest church, San Clemente alone. Only two stone pillars and the dome remained of the church.

The place and the drink pisco

Pisco is also the namesake of the brandy of the same name , but not the place of manufacture of this distillate . The port of Pisco was the last port of call for all Pisco goods that were grown along the Pacific coast to be shipped to Europe. The Spaniards named the product “Pisco” because the ships there unloaded the distillate into barrique barrels labeled “de Pisco” (German from Pisco ).

Town twinning

• Puerto Madryn , Argentina
• Rosario , Argentina

Others

Pisco has an airport ( ICAO: SPSO, IATA: PIO) that is used by the Peruvian army. It has a runway of around 3000 m in length and also serves as an alternative airport for Lima.

gallery

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  Street scene

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  Coast of the Paracas peninsula

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  The Candelabro de Paracas

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  Seals in the Ballestas Islands

Climate table

Pisco
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     0   27 18th     0   28 19th     0   28 19th     0   26th 18th     0   24 15th     0   21st 14th     0   20th 13     0   21st 12     0   21st 13     0   22nd 13     1.4   24 14th     0   26th 17th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Pisco Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 26.5 28.0 28.1 26.3 23.5 21.3 20.3 20.7 21.3 22.4 23.5 25.7 O 23.9 Min. Temperature (° C) 18.4 19.0 19.0 18.3 14.5 13.5 12.7 12.2 12.6 13.2 14.4 16.6 O 15.3 Precipitation ( mm ) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 Σ 1.4 Humidity ( % ) 83 81 81 82 83 82 81 83 84 83 82 82 O 82.3 Source: wetterkontor.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peru: Region Ica - Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Pisco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pisco City Website (Spanish)