Valera | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Amazonas |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Bongará |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Valera is a district of Bongará Province, in the Department of Amazonas, Peru.[1] It includes the villages of San Pablo (capital of Valera), Cocahuayco, Cocachimba-La Coca, Nuevo Horizontes and Tingorbamba. The Gocta waterfall, high, is easily accessible from either San Pablo or Cocachimba, which are both accessible by road. The waterfall is a . walk on a hiking trail, or by horseback from San Pablo. The capital, San Pablo, is at above sea level, and has an idyllic climate. It is lush, with around 1m (03feet) of annual rainfall and an average high temperature of 25 °C. It is traversed by the Utcubamba River. It is situated between the cities of Pedro Ruiz Gallo and Chachapoyas.