# Santa Cruz District, Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/santa-cruz/

District · Cutervo Province 

# Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a district of Peru in Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department. It covers **129.5 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 129km²
- 17mapped services
- 1,641 mtypical elevation

## Where is Santa Cruz?

Santa Cruz lies in [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 4 other districts: [Callayuc](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/callayuc/), [Colasay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/jaen/colasay/), [Pimpingos](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/pimpingos/) and [San Andres de Cutervo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/san-andres-de-cutervo/). By area it is the 1224th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 4.3% of [Cutervo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/cutervo/). The centre of Santa Cruz is about 690 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 6.1034° S, 78.8445° 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 Santa Cruz

### Nearby, outside Santa Cruz

- Cueva de Madre Mia · cave, San Andres de Cutervo13 km
- Cutervo National Park · national park, San Andres de Cutervo14 km
- Cueva Blanca · attraction, San Andres de Cutervo17 km
- Cueva de la Asuncion · cave, San Andres de Cutervo17 km
- Cueva Negra o de los Murcielagos · attraction, San Andres de Cutervo17 km
- Tragadero Frondoso · cave, San Andres de Cutervo17 km
- Tragadero de San Andrés · cave, San Andres de Cutervo18 km
- Gruta de San Andrés · cave, San Andres de Cutervo18 km
- Tragadero Pajonal · cave, San Andres de Cutervo19 km
- Cueva de la Lechuza · cave, San Andres de Cutervo20 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: Santa Cruz

- 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

- Shumba Airport (JAE) · Jaén57 km
- Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) · Chachapoyas110 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:56) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 18:08).

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 Santa Cruz

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Cruz.

- Ambato
- Balsas Choloque
- Campo Florido
- Chiple Limon
- Churumayo
- El Porvenir
- Gramalotillo
- La Viña
- Lamidero
- Limon Tarros
- Michigo
- Nuevo Cavico
- San Martin
- Santa Cruz

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).

## Weather in Santa Cruz and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cutervo Province, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 525 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 372 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (62 mm) and the driest Aug (6 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 25 51 

Feb 25 47 

Mar 24 62 

Apr 25 45 

May 25 19 

Jun 24 9 

Jul 24 9 

Aug 25 6 

Sep 26 13 

Oct 25 32 

Nov 25 39 

Dec 25 40 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Cruz

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Santa Maria De Cutervo · Cutervo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38010&mlon=-78.81608#map=17/-6.38010/-78.81608) 

Bank Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED · San Andres de Cutervo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23926&mlon=-78.71291#map=17/-6.23926/-78.71291) 

Petrol pump El Buen Samaritano · Callayuc 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.04204&mlon=-78.91900#map=17/-6.04204/-78.91900) 

Hotel Hostal Celso · San Andres de Cutervo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23911&mlon=-78.71526#map=17/-6.23911/-78.71526) 

Mall Market "Tello" · Cutervo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37687&mlon=-78.81635#map=17/-6.37687/-78.81635) 

School Institución Educativa Cruz De Chalpon · Santa Cruz 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.10050&mlon=-78.85280#map=17/-6.10050/-78.85280) 

College Instituto de Educacion Superior Tecnologico Publico Cutervo · Cutervo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37873&mlon=-78.81428#map=17/-6.37873/-78.81428) 

Police station Policia Nacional · San Andres de Cutervo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23872&mlon=-78.71198#map=17/-6.23872/-78.71198) 

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 Santa Cruz

Places mapped inside Santa Cruz in open map data, by type.

- Schools17

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 Cutervo Province

- Callayuc
- Choros
- Cujillo
- Cutervo
- La Ramada
- Pimpingos
- Querocotillo
- San Andres de Cutervo
- San Juan de Cutervo
- San Luis de Lucma
- Santo Domingo de la Capilla
- Santo Tomas
- Socota
- Toribio Casanova

## Quick answers

- Where is Santa Cruz?In Cutervo Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru
- What borders Santa Cruz?Callayuc, Colasay, Pimpingos and San Andres de Cutervo
- What is there to see in Santa Cruz?Cueva de Madre Mia, Cutervo National Park, Cueva Blanca, Cueva de la Asuncion
- What time zone is Santa Cruz in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Santa Cruz?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in Santa Cruz?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Santa Cruz?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Santa Cruz?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Cruz?Hospital Santa Maria De Cutervo, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Santa Cruz?Banco De La Nacion MULTIRED, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Cruz?El Buen Samaritano, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Santa Cruz?PE060611 (OCHA common operational dataset)