Chachapoyas, Peru
Chachapoyas (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃa.tʃaˈpo.ʝas]) is a city in northern Peru at an elevation of 2,335 meters (7,661 ft). The city has a population of 32,026 people (2017). Situated in the mountains far from the Peruvian coast, Chachapoyas remains fairly isolated from other regions of Peru. It is served by buses to Chiclayo and Cajamarca, and flights to domestic locations from Chachapoyas Airport.
Chachapoyas | |
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City | |
Top: Cathedral of Chachapoyas, Second left: Tattered graffiti, Second right: Buena Muerte Church, Third left: Cathedral, Third right: Main Square, Bottom: Belen de Chachapoyas Park | |
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Chachapoyas | |
| Coordinates: 6°13′S 77°51′W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Amazonas |
| Province | Chachapoyas |
| District | Chachapoyas |
| Founded | September 5, 1538 |
| Founded by | Alonso de Alvarado |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Víctor Raúl Culqui Puerta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,335 m (7,661 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 32,026 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 29,869 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Postal code | 477002 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www.munichachapoyas.gob.pe |
The city of Chachapoyas is the capital of the Amazonas Region. It was founded on September 5, 1538, by the Spanish conquistador Alonso de Alvarado "and his twenty". Local agriculture includes sugar cane, orchid and coffee growing. Chachapoyas' transitional location between the arid Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central and the rainy, rainforested Cordillera Oriental, allow it to receive generally moderate annual precipitation without experiencing the copiously excessive, tropical-rainforest-like precipitation amounts in towns farther east such as Moyobamba.