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 Geography:
The Huancavelica geographical
outline is one of the most mountainous of the country. It is located
between 3,000 to 3,700 meters altitude. The great altitude of cities
is almost uniform, but the roughness of relief difficult so much the
inter-communications. Its soil has been destroyed by the force of
great rivers which not only go throughout, but have shaped it. These
are the Mantaro, Pampas, Huarpa and Chunchanfa. The Mantaro river
enters into Huancavelica by narrow throats, thus forming the Tayacaja
Peninsula. Another river that shapes the Huancavelican relief is that
of Pampas river basin, which arises in the upper Huancavelica highlands
lagoons, like Choclococha and Oclococha.
In this department we can find rich quicksilver and mercury
beds, and nowadays, is one of the more evolved regarding mining, comprising silver, copper
exploitation centers and concentration and treatment plants like that of Julcani.
Huancavelica is one of the departments of major production
of potatoe and wheat. The Tayacaja, Angaraes and the other provinces hillsides are very
goo poducers of cereals. Its cattle breeding of alpaca, bovine cattle and porcine have
reached higher figures of production for some years.
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