Awesome Things about Ayacucho

- It is believed that a group called the Huari Culture lived in this area more than 15,000 years ago, even before the Incas.

- The Battle of Ayacucho in 1824 granted the independence for not only Peru, but all of South America.

- The city was first named Ayacucho, then San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga (St. John on the Huamanga Frontier), then La Muy Noble y Leal Ciudad de Huamanga, and finally in 1825 back to Ayacucho.

- The name Ayacucho has two possible meanings from the Quechua language:  either death (aya) and corner (cucho), or purple (kuchu) and soul (aya).

- There are approximately 1-2 million speakers of the Quechua de Ayacucho language.

- Ayacucho has an elevation of over 9,000 feet and is surrounded by the Andes Mountains.

- Ayacucho is known for its 33 churches, which stand for all of the years of Jesus' life.  That's why its nickname is "The City of Churches."

(P.S. it hails here.)
(P.P.S. it's hailing right now. It's really cool because it bounces off the roofs. hehe)