Recuay, Peru

Recuay is a town in the Ancash Region, Peru. It is located at the border of the Santa River, 3422 msnm, and it the capital of the Recuay Province. it was created by law 11326 on April 14, 1950.

Recuay
Town
Recuay
Coordinates: 9°43′19.74″S 77°27′22.58″W
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceRecuay
DistrictRecuay
Government
 • MayorMilton Duck Leon Vergara
Elevation
3,422 m (11,227 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Recuay maintains its colonial style up to now, with its old casonas and simple buildings, made of mud walls and tiles roofs. Its main square has a classic fountain in the middle, surrounded with grills. From there the majestic 'hill of Jerusalem' is observed and the eucalyptuses and cypresses that adorn this city can also be admired.

It possesses the mineral waters and thermal springs of Quñuqqucha, Uqhuschaka, Pachaqutu, Pumapampa, Burgos and Utuco. The lakes named Qiruqucha and Quñuqqucha are located inside the limits of the province, as well as the magnificent Puya Raimondi forest - taking the detour towards Carpa - and the San Francisco cave, a geologic formation of volcanic rock with beautiful stalactites.

There is also another unpaved highway that joins Recuay with Aija, the homeland of the scientist Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo. It is necessary to climb the Cordillera Negra which crosses Wank'ap'iti at 4,000 msnm, and descend towards the city of Aija.

At 25 km from Recuay, penetrating the Callejón de Huaylas, Huaraz, the capital of the Ancash Region, is located. On both sides of the paved highway towards Huaraz, a big variety of typical sceneries are repeated tirelessly. From Puente Bedoya (Bedoya bridge) (km 183) starts, on the right hand, a road towards Olleros and Waripampa (Huaripampa), and the more and more journeyed walk towards Chavín.

Climate
Climate data for Recuay, Peru (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)		 20.0
(68.0)		 19.8
(67.6)		 20.5
(68.9)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.4
(70.5)		 20.9
(69.6)		 20.6
(69.1)		 21.1
(69.9)
Average low °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.3
(66.7)		 17.6
(63.7)		 15.6
(60.1)		 14.8
(58.6)		 14.6
(58.3)		 14.3
(57.7)		 14.2
(57.6)		 14.6
(58.3)		 15.3
(59.5)		 17.0
(62.6)		 16.3
(61.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 124.8
(4.91)		 125.8
(4.95)		 160.2
(6.31)		 90.5
(3.56)		 29.4
(1.16)		 6.6
(0.26)		 2.6
(0.10)		 7.9
(0.31)		 33.6
(1.32)		 87.3
(3.44)		 89.3
(3.52)		 103.2
(4.06)		 861.2
(33.9)
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References
  1. "Normales Climatológicas 1981–2010 de la Precipitación, Temperatura Máxima y Temperatura Mínima del aire" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú. pp. 29–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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