Crucero District

Coordinates: 14°21′38″S 70°01′20″W / 14.36056°S 70.02222°W / -14.36056; -70.02222
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Crucero District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is

Ariquma at approximately 5,350 m (17,550 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Apachita
  • Challwani Urqu
  • Chunta Q'atawi
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • K'ank'awini
  • Laramani
  • Liqiliqini
  • Luk'ana
  • Maran Sarani
  • Pinkillu Punta
  • Pinkilluni Urqu
  • Q'ara Pata Kunka
  • Qayqu
  • Qayqu Tira
  • Qinamari
  • Q'alawaña
  • Rit'ikunka
  • Sapan Qullu
  • Sura Pata
  • Takuni
  • Tampu K'ark'a
  • Taypi Kunka
  • Wila Sirka
  • Wiluyuq Urqu
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Crucero (elevation 4,128 m (13,543 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
14.6
(58.3)
14.3
(57.7)
14.7
(58.5)
15.0
(59.0)
14.8
(58.6)
14.6
(58.3)
15.1
(59.2)
15.0
(59.0)
15.2
(59.4)
15.6
(60.1)
14.8
(58.6)
14.9
(58.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)
2.5
(36.5)
1.5
(34.7)
−0.7
(30.7)
−5.0
(23.0)
−8.2
(17.2)
−9.5
(14.9)
−8.1
(17.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
−0.6
(30.9)
0.1
(32.2)
1.5
(34.7)
−2.3
(27.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 128.4
(5.06)
114.6
(4.51)
95.7
(3.77)
36.8
(1.45)
13.6
(0.54)
5.7
(0.22)
4.2
(0.17)
11.7
(0.46)
22.2
(0.87)
47.8
(1.88)
64.0
(2.52)
94.5
(3.72)
639.2
(25.17)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

See also

  • Ariquma Lake
  • Wiluyuq Qucha

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero 2 and Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.


14°21′38″S 70°01′20″W / 14.36056°S 70.02222°W / -14.36056; -70.02222