San Ramón is one of two main towns 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 ...
of the
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
*Juní ...
,
on the eastern slopes of the
Andean
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the List of mountain ranges#Mountain ranges by length, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range i ...
Cordillera Oriental in
Peru
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. The nearest town downstream is
La Merced, the province's capital, at a distance of .
Geography
Situated at an elevation of above sea level,
it lies at the confluence of Tarma River and Tulumayu which form the
Chanchamayo River
The Chanchamayo River (possibly from 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,) is a river in the Junín Region in Per ...
downstream and
Perené River
The Perené River () is a Peruvian river on the eastern slopes of the South American Andes.
It is formed at the confluence of the Chanchamayo and Paucartambo Rivers, above the community of Perené, actually two pueblos of Santa Ana and Pampa ...
later. A nearby attraction in the jungle is the Terol Waterfall.
West of the city, is the
Toro Huajrashga Mountain.
Overview
The city has a population of circa 30,0000 inhabitants. It has a warm, humid tropical climate, with most of the precipitation occurs from December to March. Temperatures range between .
An airport with small airplanes serves the Central Jungle of Peru.
References
External links
Populated places in the Junín Region
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