San Juan de Lopecancha
San Juan de Lopecancha is a hamlet in San Juan de Lopecancha District, Luya Province, Amazonas and has about 66 residents and an elevation of 2,199 metres. San Juan de Lopecancha is situated nearby to the hamlet San Antonio, as well as near Zuta.- Type: Hamlet with 66 residents
- Description: town in Amazonas, Peru
- Also known as: “Lopecancha” and “San Juan de Lopcancha”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Jalca and Kuelap.
La Jalca
Village
Photo: Nimbaselama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Jalca was the first Spanish foundation of the region in northern Peru. It was established as the first head office of the current city of Chachapoyas. La Jalca is situated 5 km east of San Juan de Lopecancha.
Kuelap
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The fortress of Kuelap, associated with the Chachapoyas culture, consists of massive exterior stone walls containing more than four hundred buildings near Chachapoyas city in Amazonas.
San Juan de Lopecancha
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: San Juan de Lopecancha District, Luya Province, Amazonas, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-6.49665° or 6° 29′ 48″ southLongitude
-77.86195° or 77° 51′ 43″ westPopulation
66Elevation
2,199 metres (7,215 feet)Open location code
6754G43Q+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 5335086454OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3692432Wikidata ID
Q108158030
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In Other Languages
“San Juan de Lopecancha” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “San Juan de Lopecancha”
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Localities in the Area
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