# El Porvenir District, Chincheros Province, Apurimac Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/chincheros/el-porvenir/

District · Chincheros Province 

# El Porvenir

El Porvenir is a district of Peru in Chincheros Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **59.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 59.9km²
- 5mapped services
- 2,942 mtypical elevation

## Where is El Porvenir?

El Porvenir lies in [Chincheros Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/chincheros/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Chungui](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/la-mar/chungui/), [Huaccana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/chincheros/huaccana/), [Ocobamba](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/chincheros/ocobamba/), [Ongoy](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/chincheros/ongoy/), [Oronccoy](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ayacucho/la-mar/oronccoy/) and [Rocchacc](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/chincheros/rocchacc/). By area it is the 1578th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 4.0% of [Chincheros Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/chincheros/). The centre of El Porvenir is about 406 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 13.3894° S, 73.5498° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Know before you go: El Porvenir

- 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

- Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) · Andahuaylas41 km
- Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho75 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:22) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:34).

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 El Porvenir

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in El Porvenir. Settlements here lie between about 2,937 m and 3,035 m above sea level (median 2,942 m).

- Cabaña
- Estanque
- Huamburque
- Orurillo
- Porvenir
- San Pedro Huamburque
- Uncara

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 El Porvenir

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

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Pucacocha · 4,032 m
- Cerro Antacaray · 4,007 m
- Cerro Llavipunco · 3,823 m

### Estates

3 estates.

- Hacienda Cabaña
- Hacienda Estanque
- Hacienda Orurillo

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 El Porvenir and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chincheros Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jul (11 °C), after allowing for this place being about 150 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 620 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (115 mm) and the driest Jun (5 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 13 110 

Feb 13 115 

Mar 13 94 

Apr 13 28 

May 12 15 

Jun 12 5 

Jul 11 11 

Aug 12 11 

Sep 13 23 

Oct 14 42 

Nov 14 55 

Dec 13 109 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Porvenir

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Médico Chincheros · Chincheros 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.50866&mlon=-73.70990#map=17/-13.50866/-73.70990) 

Bank Banco de la Nación · Anco-Huallo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53255&mlon=-73.67770#map=17/-13.53255/-73.67770) 

Petrol pump Petroperu · Anco-Huallo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53361&mlon=-73.67478#map=17/-13.53361/-73.67478) 

Hotel Hotel Chaska · Anco-Huallo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.52910&mlon=-73.67439#map=17/-13.52910/-73.67439) 

Mall Mall Trelles Andahuaylas · Andahuaylas 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.65631&mlon=-73.38811#map=17/-13.65631/-73.38811) 

School Institución Educativa Porvenir · El Porvenir 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.40131&mlon=-73.56821#map=17/-13.40131/-73.56821) 

College Universidad Nacional Jose María Arguedas · Talavera 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.65073&mlon=-73.44159#map=17/-13.65073/-73.44159) 

Police station Comisaría PNP Ocobamba · Ocobamba 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.48286&mlon=-73.56006#map=17/-13.48286/-73.56006) 

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 El Porvenir

Places mapped inside El Porvenir in open map data, by type.

- Schools5

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 Chincheros Province

- Anco-Huallo
- Chincheros
- Cocharcas
- Huaccana
- Los Chankas
- Ocobamba
- Ongoy
- Ranracancha
- Rocchacc
- Uranmarca

## Quick answers

- Where is El Porvenir?In Chincheros Province, Apurimac Department, Peru
- What borders El Porvenir?Chungui, Huaccana, Ocobamba, Ongoy, Oronccoy and Rocchacc
- What time zone is El Porvenir in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in El Porvenir?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in El Porvenir?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in El Porvenir?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Porvenir?Settlements lie between 2,937 m and 3,035 m
- What is the highest point in El Porvenir?Cerro Pucacocha (4,032 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Porvenir?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Porvenir?Centro Médico Chincheros, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Porvenir?Banco de la Nación, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Porvenir?Petroperu, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of El Porvenir?PE030610 (OCHA common operational dataset)