# Progreso District, Grau Province, Apurimac Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/progreso/ District · Grau Province # Progreso Progreso is a district of Peru in Grau Province, Apurimac Department. It covers **240.4 km²**. 35 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 240km² - 15mapped services - 4,018 mtypical elevation ## Where is Progreso? Progreso lies in [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/), [Apurimac Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 5 other districts: [Challhuahuacho](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/cotabambas/challhuahuacho/), [Coyllurqui](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/cotabambas/coyllurqui/), [Curasco](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/curasco/), [Curpahuasi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/curpahuasi/) and [Huayllati](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/huayllati/). By area it is the 847th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 11.3% of [Grau Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/apurimac/grau/). The centre of Progreso is about 548 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1042° S, 72.4361° 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: Progreso - 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 - Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) · Cusco83 km - Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho218 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:28). 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 Progreso Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in Progreso. The largest with a recorded population: Progreso (708), Pacayura (171), San Fernando (82) and Pucacorral (15). Settlements here lie between about 2,869 m and 4,650 m above sea level (median 4,018 m). - Ancashuachana - Casanacocha - Cconchaccota - Ccotancaire - Ccunamuro - Chipcasca - Chirivaqueria - Chogñacota - Chumulle - Concacha - Conchacota - Cotancaire - Escohorno - Huaillac - Huallhuasacha - Huayao - Humille - Illacancha - Lloqueta - Noñanya - Nunungapata - Pacayura - Paccayura - Palca - Pallca - Palmadera - Pampacancha - Progreso - Pucacorral - Quisircunca - Record - Salcantia - San Fernando - Sivicancha - Tuyrusca 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 Progreso Named natural and historic features inside Progreso, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna Casana - Quebrada Atinta - Quebrada Tocohuarane ### Hills and mountains 18 mountains. - Cerro Iscorno · 4,650 m - Cerro Suhuaroco · 4,650 m - Cerro Acoccasa · 4,589 m - Cerro Concaicha · 4,539 m - Cerro Azulccaca · 4,535 m - Cerro Acchi · 4,532 m - Cerro Condorcarca · 4,521 m - Cerro San Lucas · 4,510 m - Cerro Tacosirca · 4,381 m - Cerro Sillaccasa · 4,375 m - Cerro Soccllaccasa · 4,314 m - Cerro Luntumarca · 4,298 m - Cerro Ninaimarca · 4,298 m - Cerro Huaraccasa · 4,278 m - Cerro Acchacalla · 4,274 m - Cerro Conccaca · 4,232 m - Chollahuane · 4,227 m - Cerro Ticapañana · 4,074 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 Progreso and the best time to visit Using the climate of Grau Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 6 °C) and the coolest is Jul (3 °C), after allowing for this place being about 406 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 734 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (136 mm) and the driest Jun (4 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 5 135 Feb 5 132 Mar 5 102 Apr 5 40 May 4 12 Jun 4 4 Jul 3 11 Aug 4 11 Sep 5 23 Oct 6 59 Nov 6 70 Dec 6 136 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Progreso Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital de Chalhuahuacho · Challhuahuacho 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.12100&mlon=-72.25217#map=17/-14.12100/-72.25217) Bank Banco de la Nación · Challhuahuacho 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.11865&mlon=-72.24609#map=17/-14.11865/-72.24609) Petrol pump PERUPETROLM · Challhuahuacho 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.12377&mlon=-72.26924#map=17/-14.12377/-72.26924) Hotel Hotel Lennyn · Challhuahuacho 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.12021&mlon=-72.25338#map=17/-14.12021/-72.25338) School Institución Educativa 54413 San Jose · Progreso 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07740&mlon=-72.47090#map=17/-14.07740/-72.47090) College Universidad Nacional Micaela Bastidas de Apurímac · Tambobamba 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.94363&mlon=-72.17541#map=17/-13.94363/-72.17541) Police station Comisaría PNP Progreso · Progreso 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.07404&mlon=-72.47549#map=17/-14.07404/-72.47549) 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 Progreso Places mapped inside Progreso in open map data, by type. - Schools14 - Police stations1 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 Grau Province - Chuquibambilla - Curasco - Curpahuasi - Gamarra - Huayllati - Mamara - Micaela Bastidas - Pataypampa - San Antonio - Santa Rosa - Turpay - Vilcabamba - Virundo ## Quick answers - Where is Progreso?In Grau Province, Apurimac Department, Peru - What borders Progreso?Challhuahuacho, Coyllurqui, Curasco, Curpahuasi and Huayllati - What time zone is Progreso in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Progreso?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Progreso?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Progreso?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Progreso?Settlements lie between 2,869 m and 4,650 m - What is the highest point in Progreso?Cerro Iscorno (4,650 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Progreso?Hospital de Chalhuahuacho, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Progreso?Banco de la Nación, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Progreso?PERUPETROLM, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Progreso?PE030708 (OCHA common operational dataset)