# Caminaca District, Azangaro Province, Puno Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/caminaca/ District · Azangaro Province # Caminaca Caminaca is a district of Peru in Azangaro Province, Puno Department. It covers **117.8 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 118km² - 8mapped services - 3,834 mtypical elevation ## Where is Caminaca? Caminaca lies in [Azangaro Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/), [Puno Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/), [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other districts: [Achaya](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/achaya/), [Arapa](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/arapa/), [Calapuja](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/lampa/calapuja/), [Pusi](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/huancane/pusi/), [Saman](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/saman/) and [San Miguel](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/san-roman/san-miguel/). By area it is the 1277th largest of 1,873 districts in Peru. It covers 2.3% of [Azangaro Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/puno/azangaro/). The centre of Caminaca is about 832 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. It is about 44 km from Azángaro, the main town of Azangaro Province. The centre point is at 15.2955° S, 70.0903° 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: Caminaca - 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 - Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL) · Juliaca20 km - Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) · Arequipa196 km ### Nearest railway station Juliaca (Juliaca), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:03, sunset around 17:17). 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 Caminaca Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Caminaca. The largest with a recorded population: San Pedro Collana (425) and Caminaca (113). Settlements here lie between about 3,829 m and 3,848 m above sea level (median 3,834 m). - Caccamara - Caminaca - Hacienda Aijadero - Hacienda Conchilla - Huancapata - Inaspata - Payapujo - Piyojo - San Pedro Collana 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 Caminaca Named natural and historic features inside Caminaca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Huariapunta · 3,976 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 Caminaca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Azangaro Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C). About 494 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (103 mm) and the driest Jun (3 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 9 94 Feb 9 103 Mar 8 68 Apr 8 31 May 7 12 Jun 5 3 Jul 5 5 Aug 6 6 Sep 8 19 Oct 9 42 Nov 10 28 Dec 9 83 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Caminaca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Carlos Monge Medrano · Juliaca 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48174&mlon=-70.11895#map=17/-15.48174/-70.11895) Bank Caja Arequipa · Juliaca 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48393&mlon=-70.12965#map=17/-15.48393/-70.12965) ATM Banco de la Nación · Juliaca 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48132&mlon=-70.12069#map=17/-15.48132/-70.12069) Petrol pump Primax · Pusi 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38181&mlon=-70.05808#map=17/-15.38181/-70.05808) Hotel Hospedaje San Miguel · San Miguel 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.47352&mlon=-70.12356#map=17/-15.47352/-70.12356) Mall Plaza Internacional San José · Juliaca 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48293&mlon=-70.12869#map=17/-15.48293/-70.12869) School Institución Educativa No. 70683 · Caminaca 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.28980&mlon=-70.09900#map=17/-15.28980/-70.09900) College Universidad Nacional de Juliaca - Campus Ayabacas · San Miguel 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.40941&mlon=-70.09571#map=17/-15.40941/-70.09571) Police station Comisaría PNP Taraco · Taraco 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.29795&mlon=-69.97889#map=17/-15.29795/-69.97889) 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 Caminaca Places mapped inside Caminaca in open map data, by type. - Schools8 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 Azangaro Province - Achaya - Arapa - Asillo - Azangaro - Chupa - Jose Domingo Choquehuanca - Muñani - Potoni - Saman - San Anton - San Jose - San Juan de Salinas - Santiago de Pupuja - Tirapata ## Quick answers - Where is Caminaca?In Azangaro Province, Puno Department, Peru - What borders Caminaca?Achaya, Arapa, Calapuja, Pusi, Saman and San Miguel - What time zone is Caminaca in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Caminaca?Sol (PEN) - What language is spoken in Caminaca?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Caminaca?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Caminaca?Settlements lie between 3,829 m and 3,848 m - What is the highest point in Caminaca?Cerro Huariapunta (3,976 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Caminaca?Hospital Carlos Monge Medrano, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Caminaca?Caja Arequipa, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Caminaca?Banco de la Nación, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Caminaca?Primax, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Caminaca?PE210205 (OCHA common operational dataset)