   ayacucho (, ), also known as huamanga, is the capital city of huamanga province, ayacucho region, peru. ayacucho is famous for its 33 churches, which represent one for each year of jesus' life. ayacucho has large religious celebrations, especially during the holy week of easter. these celebrations include horse races featuring peruvian caballos de paso and the traditional running of the bulls, known locally as the jalatoro or pascuatoro. the jalatoro is similar to the spanish '
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