Pasco () is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco. Political division The region is divided into 3 provinces (, singular: ), which are composed of 28 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). Provinces The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are: Daniel Alcídes Carrión (Yanahuanca) Oxapampa (Oxapampa) Pasco (Cerro de Pasco) Places of interest Cerro de la Sal El Sira Communal Reserve Gran Pajonal San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park Yanesha Communal Reserve External links Gobierno Regional Pasco – Pasco Regional Government official website Regions of Peru