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URPISH
Urpish is one of five large villages situated in the district of Jircán province of Huamalíes Huánuco Perú. As of 2013, the population is approximately 1300. It is a typical village of the Sierra, perched on the mountain slopes above the river marañon. It is approximately 3260 meters above sea level.It was founded in the early 1900s by the Jara,Cespedes,mallqui, Diaz, Atencia, and Arnao families.

Urpish is home to the ancient ruins of Cruzpampa and Augapunta dating back to 3000ac, the period of the Yarowilka Empire (pre-Inca).

The village is surrounded by many pictoresque lakes such as the "Laguna de Huaquin", "Laguna de Carpa" and "Suzu". The river "Marañon" runs parallell to Urpish and the other surrounding villages such as Carpa, Chocopampa, Huancash and Chequias in Huámalíes. It leads out into the Amazon River.