Community: Pampacancha
President of village council: Pablo Huillca
Secretary: Silvan Yapa
Treasurer: Silvan Yapa
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Basic Services
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Does the community have electricity?: Yes
Does the community have potable water?: Yes
Does the community have a sewer system?: Yes
Does the community pick up their trash?: No
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Health
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How many children have passed away within the last year?: 0
What were their illnesses?: NA
How many mothers have passed away within the last year?: 0
How many families have potable water?: 45
How many families have latrines?: 0
What type of health problems are the most common in the community?: The main health problems in the community are fever, colds and the flu.
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Health Services
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The nearest health service is how far away (hours, by foot, by car, etc.)?: The nearest health center is 1 1/2 hour by foot (20 minutes by car).
The health service is what type of establishment (hospital, health center, health clinic, etc.)?: It is a health center
What are the principal complaints from the community about the health services?: The principal complaint is that the health professionals of the health center do not visit the community.
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Food
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What do the people in the community eat?: Vegetables - Several different varieties of potatoes.
Fruit - some fruit such as oranges, bananas, etc., but that are bought from the market.
Meat - Guinea pigs, chicken, alpaca, and cattle (However, during the dry season there is very little meat available in the area due to the lack of pastures)
Miscellaneous - Rice, Noodles, etc.
How many families have fruit and vegetable gardens?: 0
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Education
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Is there a school in the community? Until what grade?: Yes. Until 6th grade.
Is there a secondary school (middle school)? Until what grade?: Yes.
What are the main complaints about education services?: According to the community there are not any complaints concerning the educational services.
How many fathers can read and write?: Approximately 70%
How many mothers can read and write?: Approximately 80%
How many fathers can speak Spanish?: Approximately 90%
How many mothers can speak Spanish?: Approximately 55%
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Communications and Accessibility
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Is it possible to reach the community by car or truck?: Yes
How far away is the nearest road, highway (hours)?: NA
Does the community have telephone access?: No
Does the community have internet access?: No
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Land Tenure
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How many hectares does a family use on average?: 1/2 hectare
How many hectares does the community have?: The community was unable to answer this question.
How many hectares are dedicated to communal areas (for the community)?: The community was unable to answer this question.
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Water and Land Resources
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How does the community manage or handle (animal) grazing?: The rangeland management is organized by the families. Meaning that each family manages their own land.
Is there rotational grazing?: Yes
How many rangelands or separations of pastures are there?: 2 rangelands
Is there water for irrigation? Is it sufficient?: Yes. It is not sufficient.
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Water and Land Resources
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How, or from what do the people in the community make/earn money?: The main source of income is from selling their produce (mainly potatoes) and their animals (mainly alpacas).
How do the majority of men earn money?: Working in their fields and raising their animals.
What else do they do to earn money?: There are several small stores and a few hostals in the town.
How do the majority of women earn money?: The majority of women sell their artwork.
What else do they?: They dedicate themselves to domestic activities.
Is there a market in the community? How often?: No
What are the principal products that are sold in the market?: NA
Where do the inhabitants/people from the community take their products to sell outside of the community?: The majority of the inhabitans go to Tinke to sell their products.
What are the principal products the villagers sell there?: The principal products sold are meat, wool, and artwork.
What other economic activities are there in the community (community, artisanry, mining, lumber, etc.)?: Artwork, handicrafts, and carpentry.
Approximately, how many weeks (or months) per year do men work outside the community?: The men normally spend 90 days working outside of the community during the year.
What are the principal problems for the community to (in order) to sell their products?: The principal problems are there is not a secure market and the poor quality of their products.
What are the best opportunities for the business (commerce) of the products of the community?: The best opportunity is organize themselves better and have more participation from the inhabitants to improve their situation.
What institutions work in the community?: The Municipality.
What type of work (projects) do these organizations carry out?: The Municipality carries out a program improving the quality of alpacas.
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