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Main Resources: Potatoe, wheat, olluco, barley, ovine cattle and handicrafts. Population: 511,000 inhabitants. Ayacucho, its capital, has 82,131 inhabitants. Number of Provinces and Districts: 11 provinces and 109 districts. Date of Foundation: As department, April 26th, 1822. Typical Foods: Patachi, Mondongo Ayacuchano, Puca-Picante. Ethnic Groups: Morochucos (Cangallo's Pampas). Iquichanos. Handicrafts: Clay Churches, Retables, Engravings made in Humanga Stone, Goldsmith, Textiles and "Mates Burilados".
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