Chanchamayo, Junín

	Chanchamayo, Junín Chanchamayo or La Merced is a town in the Junín Region in central Peru. It is the capital of the Chanchamayo District, which is located in the Chanchamayo Province Chanchamayo (in hispanicized spelling) or Chanchamayu (Quechua language, Quechua ''chanchay'' to walk and leap about, to walk quickly and confused, ''chancha chancha'' to walk quickly and irregularly, ''shancha'' a kind of bird, ''mayu'' river)Dic .... This region is located in the so-called jungle-eyebrow, which means that its geography is a mixture of mountains and jungle. The climate is not quite as hot and humid as it is in the jungle and not quite as cold and dry as it is in the mountains. Populated places in the Junín Region {{Junin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	La Merced, Junín La Merced, Chanchamayo (in hispanicized spelling) or Chanchamayu (Quechua ''chanchay'' to walk and leap about, to walk quickly and confused, ''chancha chancha'' to walk quickly and irregularly, ''shancha'' a kind of bird, ''mayu'' river)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ''chancha chancha'' - ''adj. Caminar rápido, apresurado, con pasos irregulares'' ''Chanchaymayu'' - ''s. Geog. (Topón. shancha gallinácea plomiza; mayu río).'' ''chanchay'' - ''v. Caminar apresurada y confusamente.'' is the capital of the Chanchamayo Province in the Junín Region in Peru. Its mayor is Jose Eduardo Mariño (2019-2022). Geography La Merced is situated on , as the crow flies 75 km north of the regional capital Huancayo-Junín and 220 km northeast of the country's capital Lima, at an elevation of 751 m above sea level. On the paved road it takes 305 km from Lima to La Merced. History The place was fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junín Region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina Junín Partido Junín, Buenos Aires ** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia Junín, Cundinamarca Junín, Nariño Ecuador Junín Canton, in Manabí Province Peru Department of Junín Junín Province Junín, Peru Junín District Lake Junin, also known as Chinchayqucha Junín National Reserve Venezuela Junín Municipality, Táchira See also * * Battle of Junín The Battle of Junín was a military engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on 6 August 1824. The preceding February the royalists had regained control of Lima, and having regrouped in Trujil ... , during the Peruvian War of Independence in 1824 {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Chanchamayo District Chanchamayo District is one of six districts of the province Chanchamayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Its capital city is La Merced. See also * Kuntur Muyunan * Pampa Hermosa Reserved Zone Pampa Hermosa National Sanctuary ( es, Santuario Nacional Pampa Hermosa) is a protected area in Peru located in the region of Junín. It preserves one of the last pristine areas of montane forests in central Peru. Geography ''Pampa Hermosa Nati ... References {{coord, 10.9206, S, 75.1746, W, source:wikidata, display=title States and territories established in 1855 1855 establishments in Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Chanchamayo Province Chanchamayo (in hispanicized spelling) or Chanchamayu (Quechua language, Quechua ''chanchay'' to walk and leap about, to walk quickly and confused, ''chancha chancha'' to walk quickly and irregularly, ''shancha'' a kind of bird, ''mayu'' river)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a province in northern Junín Region, in central Peru. The name of the province derives from the river Chanchamayu, whose source is in the Andes, Andean Geography of Peru#Andean Mountain Ranges, Sierra and flows northwards becoming the Perené River. The province has an estimated population of 151,489 (2017 Peru Census, 2017), half of whom live in the provincial capital, La Merced, Junín, La Merced. Another important town in the province is San Ramón, Junín, San Ramón. Both towns are on the west side of the province, surrounded by mountains and close to tourist attractions like jungle forests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]