# Chupamarca District, Castrovirreyna Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/castrovirreyna/chupamarca/ District · Castrovirreyna Province # Chupamarca Chupamarca is a district of Peru in Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department. It covers **366.0 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 366km² - 11mapped services - 4,132 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chupamarca? Chupamarca lies in [Castrovirreyna Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/castrovirreyna/), [Huancavelica Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 8 other districts: [Acobambilla](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huancavelica/acobambilla/), [Ascension](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/huancavelica/ascension/), [Aurahua](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/castrovirreyna/aurahua/), [Lincha](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/lincha/), [Madean](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/madean/), [San Pedro de Huacarpana](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ica/chincha/san-pedro-de-huacarpana/), [Tantara](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/castrovirreyna/tantara/) and [Viñac](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lima/yauyos/vinac/). By area it is the 616th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 9.3% of [Castrovirreyna Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huancavelica/castrovirreyna/). The centre of Chupamarca is about 186 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 12.9159° S, 75.5702° 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: Chupamarca - 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 - Francisco Carle Airport (JAU) · Jauja126 km - Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (AYP) · Ayacucho150 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 17:43). 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 Chupamarca Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Chupamarca. The largest with a recorded population: Chupamarca (274), Chancahuasi (202), Colcabamba (163) and Quichara (2). Settlements here lie between about 3,518 m and 4,532 m above sea level (median 4,132 m). - Chancahuasi - Chupamarca - Colcabamba - Condorbamba - Coñas - Huayllay - Jatun Pampa - Luís Luís - Machacocha - Mejonada - Mejorada - Orjopata - Pampa Alegre - Poroncancha - Queques - Querocancha - Queñuapuquio - Quichara - Ripayoc - Rurincay - Terciopelo - Tipicocha - Viccon - Villa Flor - Yuracrumi 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 Chupamarca Named natural and historic features inside Chupamarca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 30 rivers and streams; 6 lakes. - Laguna Acco - Laguna Cárcel - Laguna Jargar - Laguna Teuya - Laguna Tipicocha - Laguna Turpo - Quebrada Acshohuasi - Quebrada Cacchus - Quebrada Cauquis - Quebrada Chuparo - Quebrada Coire - Quebrada Colotayoc - Quebrada Cuchipunco - Quebrada Escalón - Quebrada Huacoto - Quebrada Huaraco - Quebrada Isphillco - Quebrada Jalacchi - Quebrada Jargar - Quebrada Joquen - Quebrada León Punta - Quebrada Paccha - Quebrada Paccha - Quebrada Poroncancha …and 12 more. ### Hills and mountains 23 mountains. - Cerro Carhuajasa · 4,942 m - Cerro Huajanan · 4,802 m - Cerro Yanaorjo · 4,748 m - Cerro Tibia · 4,720 m - Cerro Elvertuyoc · 4,716 m - Cerro Huamanripayoc · 4,708 m - Cerro Yanaorjo · 4,664 m - Cerro Macas · 4,648 m - Cerro Jospay · 4,639 m - Cerro Umanya · 4,633 m - Cerro Huamanripa · 4,620 m - Cerro Tintayoc · 4,610 m - Cerro Huari · 4,604 m - Cerro Culipuquio · 4,584 m - Cerro Huisco · 4,581 m - Cerro Quillarumi · 4,563 m - Cerro Ishcaicocha · 4,557 m - Cerro Acchi · 4,522 m - Cerro Ccalla · 4,513 m - Cerro Pucapaclla · 4,463 m - Loma Huaytabamba · 4,434 m - Cerro Jayana · 4,077 m - Cerro Tupia · 3,749 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 Chupamarca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Castrovirreyna Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jul (6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 411 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 165 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (32 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 7 27 Feb 7 32 Mar 7 24 Apr 7 8 May 7 5 Jun 7 2 Jul 6 3 Aug 7 3 Sep 8 5 Oct 8 11 Nov 8 14 Dec 7 30 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chupamarca Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Grifo Pecsa · Catahuasi 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.80436&mlon=-75.89371#map=17/-12.80436/-75.89371) Hotel Refugio Viñak · Viñac 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.93283&mlon=-75.78129#map=17/-12.93283/-75.78129) School Institución Educativa Colcabamba · Chupamarca 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.95819&mlon=-75.55829#map=17/-12.95819/-75.55829) Police station P.N.P. Villa de Arma · Arma 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.12623&mlon=-75.54195#map=17/-13.12623/-75.54195) 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 Chupamarca Places mapped inside Chupamarca in open map data, by type. - Schools11 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 Castrovirreyna Province - Arma - Aurahua - Capillas - Castrovirreyna - Cocas - Huachos - Huamatambo - Mollepampa - San Juan - Santa Ana - Tantara - Ticrapo ## Quick answers - Where is Chupamarca?In Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru - What borders Chupamarca?Acobambilla, Ascension, Aurahua, Lincha, Madean, San Pedro de Huacarpana, Tantara and Viñac - What time zone is Chupamarca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Chupamarca?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Chupamarca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chupamarca?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chupamarca?Settlements lie between 3,518 m and 4,532 m - What is the highest point in Chupamarca?Cerro Carhuajasa (4,942 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chupamarca?Grifo Pecsa, about 37 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chupamarca?PE090405 (OCHA common operational dataset)