Carhuaz is a city in the Ancash Region of Peru, the capital of Carhuaz Province and of the Carhuaz District. It lies about 34 kilometres from Huaraz at an elevation of 2,688 metres, on the right bank of the Santa River in the Callejón de Huaylas, and has a moderate climate with an average temperature of 12 to 14 degrees Celsius. The name is said to come from the Quechua word qarwash, meaning yellow, after the colour of the retama flowers that cover the neighbouring hills. The city keeps a Hispanic and colonial style with old casonas, and the snow-capped mountain Wallqan, at 6,126 metres, can be seen from its main square. Nearby are the hot springs of Monterrey, Chancos, La Merced and La Providencia.
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1. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Carhuaz, Peru
GeoNamesResult 7, Carhuaz, seat of a third-order administrative divisionQuote, Result 7, Carhuaz, seat of a third-order administrative division
population 5,044
2. Carhuaz (Wikipedia)
Geography
It is situated at 34 km from Huaraz, at 2,688 msnm.
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Carhuaz, Peru is the capital of the province of Carhuaz.
View the Source3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.25, -77.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.25, -77.75
-9.25 -77.75 ET
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, southamerica zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone America/LimaQuote, Zone America/Lima
-5:00 Peru %z
Peru (Wikipedia)
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is a country in western South America
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is a country in western South America
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