Official Name: | Macusani |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Puno |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Carabaya |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Macusani |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Augusto Ronald Gutiérrez Rodrigo (2011-2014) |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -14.0692°N -70.4311°W |
Elevation M: | 4315 |
Population: | 11,707 |
Macusani is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Carabaya in the region Puno.
Due to the extreme altitude, Macusani is a tundra climate and has very low temperatures, even during the warmest month of the year. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as ET. The temperature here averages 5.0 °C. The rainfall averages 726 mm.