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For the plant with a similar name, see Quinoa
Quinoa

Quinoa is a species of goosefoot grown as a agriculture primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal as it is not a Poaceae....
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Quinua is small town in the province of Huamanga
Huamanga Province

Huamanga is a province in northern part of the Ayacucho region, Peru....
, in Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
's central highland department of Ayacucho
Ayacucho

Ayacucho is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.Ayacucho is famous for its 33 churches which represent one for every year of Jesus's life.....
, from the city of Huamanga (Ayacucho
Ayacucho Region

Ayacucho is a Political division of Peru of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit by terrorism during the 1980s during the guerrilla warfare waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru....
), at an altitude of , which today serves as the administrative capital of the district of the same name. It is noted for its distinctive pottery and as the site of the 1824 Battle of Ayacucho
Battle of Ayacucho

The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. It was the battle that sealed the independence of Peru, as well as the victory that ensured independence for the rest of South America....
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Long noted for its pottery, and serving as a way station between the larger towns of Huamanga and Huanta
Huanta

Huanta is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Huanta Province in the region Ayacucho Region.References...
, Quinua received a boost to its primarily agricultural subsistence
Subsistence agriculture

Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which farmers grow only enough food to feed their family and pay taxes. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to eat during the year....
 with the celebration of the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Ayacucho in 1974.






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For the plant with a similar name, see Quinoa
Quinoa

Quinoa is a species of goosefoot grown as a agriculture primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal as it is not a Poaceae....
.


Quinua is small town in the province of Huamanga
Huamanga Province

Huamanga is a province in northern part of the Ayacucho region, Peru....
, in Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
's central highland department of Ayacucho
Ayacucho

Ayacucho is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.Ayacucho is famous for its 33 churches which represent one for every year of Jesus's life.....
, from the city of Huamanga (Ayacucho
Ayacucho Region

Ayacucho is a Political division of Peru of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit by terrorism during the 1980s during the guerrilla warfare waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru....
), at an altitude of , which today serves as the administrative capital of the district of the same name. It is noted for its distinctive pottery and as the site of the 1824 Battle of Ayacucho
Battle of Ayacucho

The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. It was the battle that sealed the independence of Peru, as well as the victory that ensured independence for the rest of South America....
.

Long noted for its pottery, and serving as a way station between the larger towns of Huamanga and Huanta
Huanta

Huanta is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Huanta Province in the region Ayacucho Region.References...
, Quinua received a boost to its primarily agricultural subsistence
Subsistence agriculture

Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which farmers grow only enough food to feed their family and pay taxes. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to eat during the year....
 with the celebration of the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Ayacucho in 1974. In preparation for the ceremonies dedicating a obelisk commemorating the 44-year struggle for independence, a paved roadway was built linking Quinua and Huamanga, thereby shortening to less than an hour what had until then been a day-long trip.

Following Peru's civil war between the Peruvian state and the Shining Path
Shining Path

The Communist Party of Peru , more commonly known as the Shining Path , is a Maoism Guerrilla warfare organization in Peru. When it first launched the internal conflict in Peru in 1980, its stated goal was to replace what it saw as Bourgeoisie democracy with "New Democracy ." The Shining Path believed that by imposing a dictatorship of...
 guerrilla movement, the town capitalized on its historic location, garnering a share of Ayacucho's tourism market. Among the attractions offered the more than 10,000 who visit each year are the battlefield and the commemorative obelisk, a historical museum featuring relics from the battle, and as well as the town's famous pottery and colonial architecture.

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