Pozuzo
Sign in to savePozuzo is a village and district in the Oxapampa Province and Pasco Region of Peru. The village, at an elevation of , is situated near the left bank of the Huancabamba River which is renamed the Pozuzo River after it passes by the village. The population of the village in 2017 was 1,366. Pozuzo was established in 1859 by Austrian and German immigrants to Peru and traces of German culture and architecture survived into the 21st century. Pozuzo was isolated and difficult to access until 1976 when a vehicle road was completed linking the village with the town of Oxapampa, north.
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- Locality
- Pozuzo
- Region
- Pasco
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- America/Lima
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Pozuzo District
- Population
- 1194
- Elevation
- 750
- Capital of
- Pozuzo District
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- twinned administrative body
- Silz
- Commons category
- Pozuzo
- postal code
- 19251
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- History
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Climate
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Pozuzo is a village and district in the Oxapampa Province and Pasco Region of Peru. The village, at an elevation of , is situated near the left bank of the Huancabamba River which is renamed the Pozuzo River after it passes by the village. The population of the village in 2017 was 1,366. Pozuzo was established in 1859 by Austrian and German immigrants to Peru and traces of German culture and architecture survived into the 21st century. Pozuzo was isolated and difficult to access until 1976 when a vehicle road was completed linking the village with the town of Oxapampa, north.
== History ==
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