Quince Mil (
Spanish
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: "Fifteen Thousand") is a community in
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
.
There are many stories regarding how the community received its name.
[Chauvin, Lucien.]
How a Little Town in Peru Is Becoming a Hotspot
" ''TIME
Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...
''. Thursday November 26, 2009. Retrieved on November 27, 2009.
Quince Mil is located on the route of the
Interoceanic Highway. The highway, which is nearing completion, will link the Pacific coast of Peru to the Atlantic coast of
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. In 2009 Quince Mil began expanding, anticipating the completion of the new road.
Quince Mil Airport
Quince Mil is a public airport serving the village of Quince Mil in the Cusco Region of Peru. The runway is in the strip of land between the Interoceanic Highway and the Araza River, a tributary of the Inambari River. Aerial images show brush ...
is located in Quince Mil.
References
Populated places in the Department of Cusco
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