Recuay, Peru

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title: "Recuay, Peru" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-department-of-ancash"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-the-department-of-ancash" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recuay,_Peru" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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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 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.

Geography

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Recuay, elevation 3431 m, (1991–2020) |Jan high C = 20.4 |Feb high C = 20.1 |Mar high C = 19.7 |Apr high C = 20.5 |May high C = 21.2 |Jun high C = 21.6 |Jul high C = 21.9 |Aug high C = 22.3 |Sep high C = 22.1 |Oct high C = 21.3 |Nov high C = 21.0 |Dec high C = 20.6 |year high C = |Jan low C = 6.1 |Feb low C = 6.4 |Mar low C = 6.4 |Apr low C = 5.8 |May low C = 4.0 |Jun low C = 1.8 |Jul low C = 0.8 |Aug low C = 1.3 |Sep low C = 3.3 |Oct low C = 4.8 |Nov low C = 5.1 |Dec low C = 5.8 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 116.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 127.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 173.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 95.1 |May precipitation mm = 30.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 6.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 2.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 5.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 28.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 67.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 71.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 111.4 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones | archive-date = 21 August 2023 | url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones | title = Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020 | publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | access-date = 6 November 2023}}

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