Santiago De Chuco
Santiago de Chuco is a city in Peru, capital of Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Region.
History
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On July 23, 1553 it was obtained permission to found a town that served as the capital and hub of mining and wheat. Captain Don Diego de la Serna, immigrants Domingo Perez Vasquez, Jose Pelaez, Lino Benítes of Children, Miguel de Estremadura, Rodrigo of Bejarano, Fernando de Alva, Garcia de Paredes, Lorenzo de Alcantara, Juan Baptist father Ruiz and Francisco de Asis Centurion reached Andaymarca, a native of Santiago de Compostela, who helped Santiago the "greatest" be the tutelary patron of the new town.
Notable people
- César Vallejo
- Luis de la Puente Uceda
- Pablo Uceda
- Eladio Ruiz Cerna
Climate
| Climate data for Santiago de Chuco, elevation 3,115 m (10,220 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (67.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97.1 (3.82) |
121.3 (4.78) |
124.2 (4.89) |
79.9 (3.15) |
20.6 (0.81) |
6.5 (0.26) |
5.6 (0.22) |
4.0 (0.16) |
2.4 (0.09) |
35.6 (1.40) |
17.3 (0.68) |
31.5 (1.24) |
546 (21.5) |
| Source: Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ ""La Libertad: Clima y Ríos en Cifras Estadísticas de Seis Décadas"" (PDF). Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
External links
- The information in this article is based on that in its Spanish equivalent.
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