Ocalli | |
Native Name: | Uqalli |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Coordinates: | -6.2531°N -78.2861°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Amazonas |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Luya |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Ocalli |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Francisco Cubas Melendez |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 177.39 |
Elevation M: | 1800 |
Population Total: | 3729 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 010512 |
Ocalli is a district of the province of Luya, Peru. Cashew spreads from the high mountain towards the shores of the River, with borders to the north with the district of Conila, in the East with Inguilpata, in the southeast with that of Ocumal, in the south-west with the district of Providence, and in the west with Cajamarca. There is a highway that divides from Corral Burned up to the capital of the district, the people of Ocalli, which possesses a big market for the buy and selling of coffee.
The management holidays of the capital Ocalli are celebrated from October 25 until October 28. As typical meals are known by the chochoca, the nickname, the locro, the stew, the churumbo and the cuy with potatoes, between others.
Ocalli offers several attractive places for tourists like whitewater and ruins of the culture Chachapoyas.