Valera District Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Provincias y Distritos. n.d.. es. Gobierno Regional de Amazonas. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615121036/http://www.regionamazonas.gob.pe/sede/detalle_directorio.php?id=35. 15 June 2013. dead. 15 November 2014. dmy-all.