Cusco is located in the central and southern eastern part of Peru. It occupies a large part of the Vilcanota orographic knot. Its diversity and the abrupt changes of landscape and ecosystems are mainly associated with the Andes Mountains.
In political-administrative terms, the department of Cusco is made up of 13 provinces: Acomayo, Anta, Calca, Canas, Canchis, Cusco, Chumbivilcas, Espinar, La Convencion, Paruro, Paucartambo, Quispicanchi and Urubamba. According to the 2007 National Census, the population is 1,171,403 inhabitants, of which 55% live in the urban sector and 45% in the rural sector. The territory has an area of 71986.5 km2 and the population density is 16.3 inhabitants / km2 (INEI - CPV2007).
Cusco limits by the North with the jungles of Junín and Ucayali; by the West, with the jungle of Ayacucho and the mountain range of Apurímac; by the South, with the high zones of Arequipa and Puno; and in the East with the great Amazonian plain of Madre de Dios.
The city of Cusco, made up of the districts of Wanchaq, Cusco, San Jerónimo, San Sebastián and Santiago, is at a height of 3399 meters above sea level. Its geographical location is as follows: South Latitude: 13 ° 30’45 ’’, West Longitude: 71 ° 58’33 ’(INEI - Departmental Statistical Compendium 1995 - 1996)
The territories of Cusco are under the macro-climatic influence of large air masses from the south eastern jungle, the Altiplano, and even the distant region of Patagonia. The winds of the southern jungle involve immense masses of air laden with moisture, which are driven by the trade winds of the east.
The winds that arrive from the Peruvian-Bolivian Altiplano are rather cold and dry, as are those from Patagonia. These enter through the south eastern area.
On the other hand, the local winds that are generated in the valleys and in the plains of Cusco have the function of distributing heat and humidity throughout the day.
In general, two climatic seasons are distinguished: the rainy season, from November to March and the dry season, from April to October.
Types of weather
Warm climates (wet and dry)
Wet:
They correspond to the low jungle areas, both to the north, in the lower Urubamba, and to the east of the region, at the entrance of the valleys of Pillcopata and Araza.
• Precipitation: More than 1000 mm per year
• Temperatures: Maximum: Around 30 ° C
• Medium: Between 23 ° and 25 ° C
• Minimum: Around 20 ° C
Dry:
Warm and dry climates, on the other hand, occur in the low yungas that appear, in the form of canyons, in the Apurimac river basin, in the center and southwest of the region.
• Precipitation: Less than 500 mm per year
• Temperatures: Maximum: Up to 32 ° C
• Medium: Between 17 ° and 18 ° C
• Minimum: Up to 4.4 ° C
Temperate (wet and dry)
Climate of the inter-Andean valleys that dominate the central area of the territory of Cusco, where the difference in humidity is marked by the location on the slope. That is, the proximity to the east implies more humidity, while the proximity to the west implies more dryness. The zones of temperate climate are of vital importance for the settlement of the populations.
• Temperatures: Maximum: Up to 29 °
• Medium: Between 11 ° and 16 °
• Minimum: Between 7 ° and -4 °
Cold (wet and dry)
They occur mainly in the high areas of the valleys, in the tips and in the regions surrounding the glaciers; that is, in areas that are above 3800 meters above sea level.
• Temperatures: Maximum: Up to 10 °
• Medium: They vary according to the altitude
• Minimum: Below 0 °
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