Jicamarca Radio Observatory
The Jicamarca Radio Observatory is the equatorial anchor of the Western Hemisphere chain of Incoherent Scatter Radar observatories extending from Lima, Peru to Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland.Photo: Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO), Public domain.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Wednesday: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM—7:00 PM - Email: jro-imagen@jro.igp.gob.pe
- Type: Research institute
- Description: radio observatory in Lima, Peru
- Also known as: “ROJ”
- Address: Lurigancho
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cajamarquilla.
Cajamarquilla
Archaeological site
Photo: Harleyca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cajamarquilla archaeological site is located 25 km inland from the coastal city of Lima, Peru; in the Jicamarca Valley, 6 km north of the Rímac River. Cajamarquilla is situated 4 km southwest of Jicamarca Radio Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huaycán.
Huaycán
Suburb
The urban community of Huaycán is a town of Lima, Peru, located in Ate District, approximately 16.5 kilometres east of Lima. It is home to thousands of immigrant settlers from different parts of Peru, looking to improve their standard of living and job opportunities in the city of Lima. Huaycán is situated 9 km southeast of Jicamarca Radio Observatory.
Jicamarca Radio Observatory
- Categories: radio telescope and education
- Location: Lurigancho, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-11.95205° or 11° 57′ 7″ southLongitude
-76.87551° or 76° 52′ 32″ westInception
1961Operator
Geophysics Institute of PeruOpen location code
57W524XF+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 804792839OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_instituteWikidata ID
Q9065640
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Spanish—“Jicamarca Radio Observatory” goes by many names.
- Italian: “radio observatorio de Jicamarca”
- Portuguese: “Observatório de Rádio Jicamarca”
- Slovenian: “Radijski observatorij Jicamarca”
- Spanish: “Radio observatorio de jicamarca”
- Spanish: “Radio Observatorio de Jicamarca”
- Spanish: “Radio observatorio Jicamarca”
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