# San Salvador District, Calca Province, Cusco Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/calca/san-salvador/

District · Calca Province 

# San Salvador

San Salvador is a district of Peru in Calca Province, Cusco Department. It covers **128.1 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 128km²
- 13mapped services
- 3,053 mtypical elevation

## Where is San Salvador?

San Salvador lies in [Calca Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/calca/), [Cusco Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 8 other districts: [Caicay](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/paucartambo/caicay/), [Colquepata](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/paucartambo/colquepata/), [Lucre](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/quispicanchi/lucre/), [Oropesa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/quispicanchi/oropesa/), [Pisac](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/calca/pisac/), [San Jeronimo](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/cusco/san-jeronimo/), [Saylla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/cusco/saylla/) and [Taray](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/calca/taray/). By area it is the 1232nd largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 3.6% of [Calca Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cusco/calca/). The centre of San Salvador is about 592 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 13.4991° S, 71.7758° 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 San Salvador

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in San Salvador: 1 viewpoint; 1 archaeological site; 1 attraction.

- Rud · archaeological site
- Pachatusan · viewpoint
- The Sacred Garden of the Bearded Mountaineer · attraction

### Nearby, outside San Salvador

- Pucará · archaeological site, Oropesa6.8 km
- Pukará alto · archaeological site, Oropesa6.9 km
- Intiwatana · archaeological site, Oropesa7.9 km
- Tipón · ruins, Oropesa8.0 km
- Sinkuna Kancha · archaeological site, Oropesa8.1 km
- Zoologico Mundo Andino - Tipon · zoo, Oropesa9.1 km
- Mirador Ventanayoc · viewpoint, Pisac9.7 km
- Ventanayoc · viewpoint, Pisac10 km
- SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO DE CHIMARAQAY · archaeological site, San Jeronimo11 km
- Mirador Muyuc Willka Usno Qosqo Qhawarina · viewpoint, Saylla11 km
- Museo de Pisac · museum, Pisac12 km
- Sitio Arqueológico Raq'araq'ayniyoq · archaeological site, San Jeronimo12 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: San Salvador

- 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) · Cusco18 km
- Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho266 km

### Nearest railway station

Huambutio (Lucre), about 11 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:27).

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 San Salvador

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in San Salvador.

- Camahuara
- Cochacunca / Humachurco
- Huancapata
- Occoruro
- Pacor
- Pampacancha
- Qosqo Ayllu
- San Salvador
- Santuario Señor De Huanca
- Siusa Baja
- Vicho

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 San Salvador and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Calca Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 308 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 726 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (138 mm) and the driest Jun (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 15 130 

Feb 14 128 

Mar 14 96 

Apr 14 44 

May 14 9 

Jun 14 5 

Jul 14 11 

Aug 15 9 

Sep 15 18 

Oct 15 64 

Nov 15 74 

Dec 15 138 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Salvador

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud · Pisac 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.42233&mlon=-71.85276#map=17/-13.42233/-71.85276) 

Bank Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Genesis · San Jeronimo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.54296&mlon=-71.88692#map=17/-13.54296/-71.88692) 

ATM Interbank ATM · Wanchaq 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53823&mlon=-71.94355#map=17/-13.53823/-71.94355) 

Petrol pump Petroperú · Saylla 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.57573&mlon=-71.81976#map=17/-13.57573/-71.81976) 

Hotel Catalina Retreat Center · San Salvador 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.47694&mlon=-71.79781#map=17/-13.47694/-71.79781) 

Mall Galería Túpac Amaru · San Sebastian 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.53762&mlon=-71.90840#map=17/-13.53762/-71.90840) 

School Institución Educativa Señor De Huanca · San Salvador 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.49177&mlon=-71.78081#map=17/-13.49177/-71.78081) 

College Universidad Continental - Campus Cusco · Saylla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.55594&mlon=-71.85630#map=17/-13.55594/-71.85630) 

Police station Comisaría PNP San Salvador · San Salvador 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.49271&mlon=-71.77841#map=17/-13.49271/-71.77841) 

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 San Salvador

Places mapped inside San Salvador in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Schools8
- Restaurants2
- Police stations2

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 Calca Province

- Calca
- Coya
- Lamay
- Lares
- Pisac
- Taray
- Yanatile

## Quick answers

- Where is San Salvador?In Calca Province, Cusco Department, Peru
- What borders San Salvador?Caicay, Colquepata, Lucre, Oropesa, Pisac, San Jeronimo, Saylla and Taray
- What is there to see in San Salvador?Pachatusan, Rud, The Sacred Garden of the Bearded Mountaineer
- What time zone is San Salvador in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in San Salvador?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in San Salvador?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Salvador?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit San Salvador?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Salvador?Centro de Salud, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Salvador?Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Genesis, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Salvador?Interbank ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Salvador?Petroperú, about 9.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Salvador?PE080406 (OCHA common operational dataset)