# Maria District, Luya Province, Amazonas Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/maria/ District · Luya Province # Maria Maria is a district of Peru in Luya Province, Amazonas Department. It covers **87.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 87.7km² - 3mapped services - 2,785 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maria? Maria lies in [Luya Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/), [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Cocabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/cocabamba/), [Longuita](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/longuita/), [Pisuquia](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/pisuquia/), [San Juan de Lopecancha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/san-juan-de-lopecancha/), [Santo Tomas](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/santo-tomas/) and [Tingo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/tingo/). By area it is the 1431st largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.7% of [Luya Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/luya/). The centre of Maria is about 625 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.4966° S, 77.9567° W. Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per). ## Things to see in and around Maria ### Nearby, outside Maria - Centro de interpretación Fortaleza de Kuelap · museum, Tingo8.4 km - Mount Shubet Ruins · attraction, Longuita8.5 km - Mount Shubet Ruins · attraction, Pisuquia9.2 km - Kuelap · attraction, Tingo9.5 km - El Imperio · archaeological site, Tingo9.6 km - El Torreón · ruins, Tingo9.8 km - Gran Vilaya · attraction, Pisuquia9.9 km - Mount Shubet Ruins · archaeological site, Longuita10 km - Mount Shubet Ruins · archaeological site, Pisuquia10 km - Mount Shubet Ruins · archaeological site, Pisuquia11 km - Mount Shubet Ruins · attraction, Pisuquia11 km - Mount Shubet Ruins · archaeological site, Longuita11 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Maria - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima - CurrencySol (PEN) - Country calling code+51 - LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara - Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas35 km - Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca93 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 18:04). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Maria Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maria. The largest with a recorded population: María (458). - María - San Juan De La Libertad Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Maria Named natural and historic features inside Maria, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Achupilla - Quebrada El Aliso - Quebrada Ramospampa ### Hills and mountains 7 mountains. - Cerro Monte Redondo · 3,733 m - Cerro Mendalón · 3,715 m - Cerro Mashuhuasi · 3,645 m - Cerro Batea · 3,639 m - Cerro Malafalda · 3,637 m - Cerro Dusharán · 3,631 m - Cerro Cunoconga · 3,599 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Maria and the best time to visit Using the climate of Luya Province, the warmest month is Oct (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jun (12 °C), after allowing for this place being about 478 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 482 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (79 mm) and the driest Aug (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 13 68 Feb 13 57 Mar 13 79 Apr 13 61 May 12 27 Jun 12 11 Jul 12 10 Aug 13 7 Sep 14 18 Oct 14 42 Nov 13 52 Dec 13 51 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maria Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital EsSalud Chachapoyas · Chachapoyas 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.22998&mlon=-77.87307#map=17/-6.22998/-77.87307) Bank Caja Trujillo · Chachapoyas 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.22976&mlon=-77.87184#map=17/-6.22976/-77.87184) ATM BNP · Chachapoyas 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.22954&mlon=-77.87287#map=17/-6.22954/-77.87287) Petrol pump Grifo Benpaul · Tingo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37709&mlon=-77.90553#map=17/-6.37709/-77.90553) Hotel Choctamal Lodge · Longuita 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.39666&mlon=-77.98175#map=17/-6.39666/-77.98175) School Institución Educativa No. 18347 · Maria 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.50235&mlon=-77.92670#map=17/-6.50235/-77.92670) College Gustavo Eduardo Lanatta Lujan · Leimebamba 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.70455&mlon=-77.80122#map=17/-6.70455/-77.80122) Police station Comisaría PNP Santo Tomás · Santo Tomas 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.57284&mlon=-77.86537#map=17/-6.57284/-77.86537) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Maria Places mapped inside Maria in open map data, by type. - Schools3 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other districts in Luya Province - Camporredondo - Cocabamba - Colcamar - Conila - Inguilpata - Lamud - Longuita - Lonya Chico - Luya - Luya Viejo - Ocalli - Ocumal - Pisuquia - Providencia - San Cristobal - San Francisco del Yeso - San Jeronimo - San Juan de Lopecancha - Santa Catalina - Santo Tomas - Tingo - Trita ## Quick answers - Where is Maria?In Luya Province, Amazonas Department, Peru - What borders Maria?Cocabamba, Longuita, Pisuquia, San Juan de Lopecancha, Santo Tomas and Tingo - What is there to see in Maria?Centro de interpretación Fortaleza de Kuelap, Mount Shubet Ruins, Mount Shubet Ruins, Kuelap - What time zone is Maria in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Maria?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Maria?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maria?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Maria?Cerro Monte Redondo (3,733 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maria?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Maria?EsSalud Chachapoyas, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maria?Caja Trujillo, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maria?BNP, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maria?Grifo Benpaul, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maria?PE010511 (OCHA common operational dataset)