Jesús is a town in central
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, capital of the province of
Lauricocha in the
Huánuco
Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The met ...
region.
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Geography
Its coordinates are: 10°4'38.23 latitude south and 76º37'43.87 longitude west. It is located on the left side of the
Lauricocha River (Nucon Valley, looking south to north), at an elevation of 3486 meters above mean sea level.
Transportation
You can reach the town by one of three ways:
* First, on the Panamerican Highway North: From
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
La Unión, Huánuco
La Unión is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Dos de Mayo Province, Dos de Mayo in the region Huánuco Region, Huánuco. The city lies over the Vizcarra River and is divided between two of the nine districts of the province, La Un ...
,
Wanuku Pampa, Rondos,
Jivia and Jesús.
* Second, the central road: Lima,
La Oroya
La Oroya is a city on the River Mantaro and capital of the Yauli Province, located in the Department of Junin in central Peru. It is situated on the eastern watershed of the Andes at an altitude of 3,745 m, some 176 km east-north-east of t ...
,
Huánuco
Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The met ...
, Wankapayaq, Yarumayu,
Margos
Margos () of Keryneia (died 229 BC) was the first unique ''strategos'' (elected general) of the Achaean League in Ancient Greece. He served during a long period, although only one term is certain in the year 256–255 BC.
Margos started his car ...
and Jesús.
* Third: Lima,
Churin
Churin is a town in Oyon Province, Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by ...
,
Oyón, Raura, Cauri and Jesús.
Tourism
Because of its location on the banks of the river Lauricocha (which gives rise to the
Marañón River
The Marañón River (, , ) is the principal or mainstem source of the Amazon River, arising about 160 km (100 miles) to the northeast of Lima, Peru, and flowing northwest across plateaus 3,650 m (12,000 feet) high, it runs through a deeply ero ...
near the town of
Rondos, to join the river
Nupe
Nupe or NUPE may refer to:
*Nupe people, of Nigeria
*Nupe language, their language
* Nupe River, in the Huánuco Region, Peru
* Bida Emirate, also known as the Nupe Kingdom, their former state
*A member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in the Uni ...
), it is the starting point to visit the lagoon Lauricocha. Also, from the top of the hills that surround it, it is possible to observe on clear days the
Cordillera Huayhuash
Huayhuash (possibly from Quechuan languages, Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash Region, Ancash, Lima Region, Lima and Huánuco Regio ...
in the southwest.
References
Populated places in the Department of Huánuco
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