# Totora District, Rodriguez de Mendoza Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/totora/ District · Rodriguez de Mendoza Province # Totora Totora is a district of Peru in Rodriguez de Mendoza Province, Amazonas Department. It covers **19.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.4km² - 2mapped services - 1,665 mtypical elevation ## Where is Totora? Totora lies in [Rodriguez de Mendoza Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/), [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Chirimoto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/chirimoto/), [Huambo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/huambo/), [Limabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/limabamba/), [Milpuc](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/milpuc/) and [Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/santa-rosa/). By area it is the 1778th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 0.8% of [Rodriguez de Mendoza Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/rodriguez-de-mendoza/). The centre of Totora is about 619 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.4938° S, 77.4669° 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 Totora ### Nearby, outside Totora - Tragadero de Milpuc · cave, Milpuc4.4 km - Sito Arqueologico de Milpuc y Omia · attraction, Milpuc5.3 km - Chalan de Lucuma · cave, Milpuc5.8 km - Chalan Chalan · cave, Chirimoto6.7 km - Tragadero de Palmira · cave, Chirimoto7.1 km - Resurgencia de la Bocatoma de Tuemal · cave, Omia7.9 km - Tragadero de Cacapishco · cave, Chirimoto8.1 km - Cueva de Mito · cave, San Nicolas8.3 km - Cavernas de Leo · attraction, Omia8.9 km - Cueva de los Vampiros · cave, Limabamba12 km - Mirador Las Piedras de Michina · viewpoint, Mariscal Benavides15 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: Totora - 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) · Chachapoyas54 km - Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP) · Tarapoto121 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 18:02). 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 Totora Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Totora. The largest with a recorded population: Totora (133) and La Perla (95). Settlements here lie between about 1,657 m and 1,759 m above sea level (median 1,665 m). - Calo Huayco - La Perla - Totora 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 Totora Named natural and historic features inside Totora, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Cuypampa - Quebrada Portugal - Quebrada Santa Rosa ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Cerro Balconpata · 2,348 m - Cerro Melo · 2,047 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 Totora and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rodriguez de Mendoza Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jun (14 °C). About 611 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (81 mm) and the driest Aug (16 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 16 70 Feb 15 66 Mar 15 81 Apr 15 74 May 15 44 Jun 14 28 Jul 14 21 Aug 15 16 Sep 15 31 Oct 16 53 Nov 16 65 Dec 16 61 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Totora Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital María Auxiladora · San Nicolas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.39547&mlon=-77.47890#map=17/-6.39547/-77.47890) Hotel Calzada Eco Lodge · San Nicolas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.39430&mlon=-77.48267#map=17/-6.39430/-77.48267) School Institución Educativa No. 18251 · Totora 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.49150&mlon=-77.47110#map=17/-6.49150/-77.47110) Police station Comisaría PNP Limabamba · Limabamba 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.49780&mlon=-77.49839#map=17/-6.49780/-77.49839) 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 Totora Places mapped inside Totora in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Rodriguez de Mendoza Province - Chirimoto - Cochamal - Huambo - Limabamba - Longar - Mariscal Benavides - Milpuc - Omia - San Nicolas - Santa Rosa - Vista Alegre ## Quick answers - Where is Totora?In Rodriguez de Mendoza Province, Amazonas Department, Peru - What borders Totora?Chirimoto, Huambo, Limabamba, Milpuc and Santa Rosa - What is there to see in Totora?Tragadero de Milpuc, Sito Arqueologico de Milpuc y Omia, Chalan de Lucuma, Chalan Chalan - What time zone is Totora in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Totora?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Totora?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Totora?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Totora?Settlements lie between 1,657 m and 1,759 m - What is the highest point in Totora?Cerro Balconpata (2,348 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Totora?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Totora?Hospital María Auxiladora, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Totora?PE010611 (OCHA common operational dataset)