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Cusco is located in central and
south eastern Peru. Occupies most of the big knot orographic
Vilcanota.Their diversity and abrupt changes in landscape and
ecosystem are mainly associated with the Cordillera de los Andes. If
it did not exist, Cusco and Peru in general, would be tropical
locations.
The Cusco limited on the north by the jungle of Junín and Ucayali,
in the west, with the jungle of Ayacucho and Apurimac saw, for the
south, the highlands of Arequipa and Puno, and on the east by the
great plain Amazon Mother of God.
CLIMATE
Cusco territories are under the
influence of macro-climate of large air masses from the south
eastern jungle, the highlands and even the distant region of
Patagonia. The winds of southern forest involve huge masses of humid
air, which are driven by winds from the east.
The winds coming from the Peruvian Altiplano Bolivia are rather cold
and dry, like those from Patagonia and generally involve large-scale
events. They enter through the south east.
On the other hand, the local winds that are generated in the valleys
and plains of Cusco have the function of distributing heat and
humidity throughout the day.
Generally there are two seasons: the rainy season from November to
March and the dry season from April to October.
Types of climate Hot weather (wet
and dry) Humid:
Correspond to the lowland areas, both north in the lower Urubamba,
and to the east of the entrance to the valleys and Araza Pillcopata.
and Rainfall: More than 1,000 mm. per annumm
or Temperatures: Maximum: About 30 °
or Medium: Between 23 ° and 25 °
o Minimum: About 20 ° Nuts:
The hot, dry climates, however, occur in the Yungas are lower than in
the form of guns, in the Apurimac River basin, central and southwest of
the department.
or Precipitation: less than 500 mm. per annumm
or Temperatures: Maximum: 32 ° Up
or Medium: Between 17 ° and 18 °
o Minimum: 4.4 ° Up Temperate (wet
and dry)
or Temperatures: Maximum: Up 29 °°
or Medium: between 11 ° and 16 °
o Minimum: Between 7 ° and -4 °
Cold (wet and dry)
or Temperatures: Maximum: Up 10 °°
o Median: Varies according to altitude
o Minimum: Low 0 °
Latitude and Longitude
The city is 13 ° 30 '45 "south latitude and 71 ° 58' 33" West
longitude from Greenwich. Time:
The time in Peru is located 5 h
after the GMT (Greenwich Meridian Time) and is similar to the EST
(Eastern Standard Time) of the United States.
Hours of reference:
When in Peru is 12 noon, Santiago
and Caracas in the 13 hours in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires are
14 hours in New York 12 hours, and in Tokyo, the 2-hour next. |
