# Cascapara District, Yungay Province, Ancash Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/yungay/cascapara/

District · Yungay Province 

# Cascapara

Cascapara is a district of Peru in Yungay Province, Ancash Department. It covers **136.9 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 137km²
- 8mapped services
- 3,411 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cascapara?

Cascapara lies in [Yungay Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/yungay/), [Ancash Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Cochabamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huaraz/cochabamba/), [Matacoto](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/yungay/matacoto/), [Pueblo Libre](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/huaylas/pueblo-libre/), [Quillo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/yungay/quillo/), [Shupluy](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/yungay/shupluy/) and [Yautan](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/casma/yautan/). By area it is the 1192nd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 10.0% of [Yungay Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/yungay/). The centre of Cascapara is about 315 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 9.3245° S, 77.8357° 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 Cascapara

### Nearby, outside Cascapara

- Castillo Punta · archaeological site, Carhuaz13 km
- Arco de Tinco · monument, Tinco19 km
- Cueva del Guitarrero · archaeological site, Shupluy19 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: Cascapara

- 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

- FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) · Chimbote78 km
- Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU) · Huánuco189 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:58).

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 Cascapara

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Cascapara. The largest with a recorded population: Cascapara (158), Anchín (139), Tinco (91) and Atasha (22). Settlements here lie between about 2,727 m and 4,019 m above sea level (median 3,411 m).

- Anchin
- Anchín
- Atasha
- Cacapaqui
- Cascapara
- Cashahirca
- Concepción
- Cotumarca
- Huanca
- Pachanguay
- Pampahuasi
- Pucap
- Putaca
- Quishuar
- Tinco
- Urangay

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 Cascapara

Named natural and historic features inside Cascapara, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 lakes; 7 rivers and streams.

- Laguna Cashma
- Laguna Huanca
- Laguna Jatunruric
- Laguna Pucacocha
- Laguna Senigacocha
- Laguna Teclio
- Laguna Yanacocha
- Laguna Yuracpampacocha
- Quebrada Cashma
- Quebrada Chuparuni
- Quebrada Cruz Punta
- Quebrada Echicruri
- Quebrada Ruciopampa
- Quebrada Teclio
- Quebrada Uracancha

### Hills and mountains

11 mountains.

- Cerro Huachucharmi · 4,875 m
- Cerro Pachucocha · 4,762 m
- Cerro Chuntapunta · 4,729 m
- Cerro Morado Irca · 4,535 m
- Cerro Patacocha · 4,505 m
- Cerro Huacrapongo · 4,491 m
- Cerro Huanquin · 4,311 m
- Cerro Chapapunta · 4,263 m
- Cerro Shuras · 4,056 m
- Cerro Cayapunta · 3,723 m
- Cerro Cochacunta · 3,600 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 Cascapara and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Yungay Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 305 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 446 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (65 mm) and the driest Aug (12 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 7 50 

Feb 7 57 

Mar 6 62 

Apr 6 40 

May 6 33 

Jun 5 14 

Jul 5 15 

Aug 6 12 

Sep 7 16 

Oct 7 33 

Nov 7 49 

Dec 7 65 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cascapara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Puesto de Salud Tinco · Tinco 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.26962&mlon=-77.67997#map=17/-9.26962/-77.67997) 

Bank Chiquinquira Cooperativa · Carhuaz 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.28205&mlon=-77.64730#map=17/-9.28205/-77.64730) 

ATM ABN · Caraz 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.05080&mlon=-77.81469#map=17/-9.05080/-77.81469) 

Petrol pump Grifo Primax · Tinco 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.26837&mlon=-77.67680#map=17/-9.26837/-77.67680) 

Hotel Wayarumi · Tinco 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.26831&mlon=-77.67011#map=17/-9.26831/-77.67011) 

Mall Multiservicios y Agente BCP Quintana · Yungay 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.14088&mlon=-77.74394#map=17/-9.14088/-77.74394) 

School Institución Educativa No. 86996 · Quillo 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.29213&mlon=-77.88112#map=17/-9.29213/-77.88112) 

College Instituto Superior Tecnológico · Tinco 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.26842&mlon=-77.66585#map=17/-9.26842/-77.66585) 

Police station Comisaría rural de Mancos · Mancos 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.19003&mlon=-77.71415#map=17/-9.19003/-77.71415) 

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 Cascapara

Places mapped inside Cascapara in open map data, by type.

- Schools8

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 Yungay Province

- Mancos
- Matacoto
- Quillo
- Ranrahirca
- Shupluy
- Yanama
- Yungay

## Quick answers

- Where is Cascapara?In Yungay Province, Ancash Department, Peru
- What borders Cascapara?Cochabamba, Matacoto, Pueblo Libre, Quillo, Shupluy and Yautan
- What is there to see in Cascapara?Castillo Punta, Arco de Tinco, Cueva del Guitarrero
- What time zone is Cascapara in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cascapara?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Cascapara?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cascapara?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cascapara?Settlements lie between 2,727 m and 4,019 m
- What is the highest point in Cascapara?Cerro Huachucharmi (4,875 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cascapara?Puesto de Salud Tinco, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cascapara?Chiquinquira Cooperativa, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Cascapara?ABN, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cascapara?Grifo Primax, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cascapara?PE022002 (OCHA common operational dataset)