Churin

This article is about the Peruvian town. For the company in Harbin, see Churin and Qiulin.

Churin is a town in Oyon Province, Peru.

Churin
Town
Churin
Coordinates: 10°49′S 76°53′W
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Oyon
District	Pachangara
Elevation	2,258 m (7,408 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	1,889
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (PET)

In early Quechua, the word churin means "your child".^[1]

The city holds two annual festivals. The Annual Maca Festival celebrates maca, an aphrodisiac food.^[2] The town also has an annual festival revolving around the food and cultural icon of the cuy, or guinea pig. The festivities involve dressing the guinea pigs in elaborate costumes for a competition.^[3]

Churin is also well known for its hot springs.