Tingo District
Tingo is one of the 23 districts of Peru, from which the province Luya is in the region of the Amazon. " Tingo " is called in Quechua the place where two rivers flow together.
In the north, the district borders the district of Tingo Colcamar, on the east by the district Levanto and the District of Magdalena (both province Chachapoyas ), in the southeast of the district of San Juan de Lopecancha, on the southwest by the district María and to the west by the district Longuita.
The village of Tingo consists of two parts. One part is Tingo Viejo ( "Old Tingo "). This part is located on the river Utcubamba. It is an important transport hub for travel to Pisuquía, to Leymebamba and after Kuelap. It also houses a police checkpoint that was set up specifically to stem the illicit transport of coca.
The second part is Nuevo Tingo ( new Tingo ). It was created after a landslide in the 90s, triggered by an earthquake, the valley of Utcubamba had spilled so dammed the river and the village under the water masses buried.
The most famous part of Tingo is the fortress of Kuelap.
The feast of the village's patron saint in Tingo takes place from 8 to 9 September.
Villages and farms in the district of Tingo
- Nuevo Tingo
- Tingo
- Shupalin
- Granero
- Celcas
- Mojon
- San Miguel de Velapata
- Golomia
- Mitopampa
- Huamantianga
- Nogalcucho
- Kuelap
- Huaytapampa
- Pumachaca
- Sauco
- Clarin
- SiCSi
- District in the region Amazonas ( Peru)