Huaytará
Huaytará
Waytara | |
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Town | |
 Huaytará.jpg | |
  Huaytará Location within Peru | |
| Coordinates: 13°36′16.00″S 75°21′11.20″W / 13.6044444°S 75.3531111°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Huaytará |
| District | Huaytará |
| Elevation | 2,658 m (8,720 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Huaytará is a town in central Peru, capital of the Huaytará Province, Huancavelica.[1]
On 15 March 2026, the town made national and international news following the death of presidential candidate and trade unionist Napoleón Becerra in a car accident in Huaytará.[2][3]
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 10 June 2008
- ↑ "Elecciones 2026: fallece candidato presidencial del PTE Napoleón Becerra en accidente". El Comercio (in Spanish). 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Peruvian presidential candidate dies in traffic accident in the Andes". AP NEWS. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
13°36′16.00″S 75°21′11.20″W / 13.6044444°S 75.3531111°W