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Explore Horizonte in Peru

Horizonte in the region of Junín is a town in Peru - some 149 mi or ( 240 km ) North-East of Lima , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Horizonte

Current time in Horizonte is now 11:04 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Huánuco, Cajamarca, Villa Amoretti, Tambo Llapas, and Perene. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Huánuco . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Horizonte ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

YUNGAY TERREMOTO Y ALUVIÓN ANTIGUO YUNGAY ANCASH 31 DE MAYO 1970 PARTE 01

9:25 min by augustoburga
Views: 41081 Rating: 4.70

EXPLORER PERU EXCURSIONES, PASEOS, CITY TOURS, VIAJES, VISITA DE ESTUDIOS, CAMPAMENTOS, ALMUERZOS INSTITUCIONALES, PARRILLADAS, PACHAMANCAS, TRANSPORTE TURISTICO Y DE PERSONAL Telèfonos: 7832695 69845 ..

Meeting my sponsored child through Compassion International - Peru 2012

3:50 min by IgniteVideos1
Views: 829 Rating: 5.00

Video of me meeting our Compassion sponsored child for the first time in Peru during a vision trip. Through Compassion International's Child Sponsorship Program - we can change the world one child at ..


Canotaje en Pichanaki

1:33 min by clubdeexploradores
Views: 487 Rating: 0.00

travesia en bote de goma (raft) organizado por el Maestro "Perico" de los Exploradores de Junin en Octubre de 2009 en Pichanaki ..

1-E en la selva En La CrAzY cOmBi (unfv - contabilidad)

4:08 min by ArXiKun
Views: 225 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Chanchamayo, Junín

Chanchamayo or La Merced is a town in the Junín Region in central Peru. It is the capital of the Chanchamayo District, which is located in the Chanchamayo Province. This region is located in the so-called jungle-eyebrow, which means that its geography is a mixture of mountains and jungle. The climate is not quite as hot and humid as it is in the jungle and not quite as cold and dry as it is in the mountains.

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Located at -11.00 -75.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Junin Region

Perené River

The Perené River is a Peruvian river on the eastern slopes of the South American Andes. It is formed at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10|57|06|S|75|17|00|W| | |name= }} at the confluence of the rivers Chanchamayu and the Pawkartampu, 15 km above the community of Perené, actually two pueblos of Santa Ana and Pampa Silva divided by the river, at 650 m above sea level. The river flows in a south-easterly direction; its length is 165 km.

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Located at -10.95 -75.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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Chanchamayo Province

Chanchamayo (in hispanicized spelling) or Chanchamayu (Quechua chanchay to walk and leap about, to walk quickly and confused, chancha chancha to walk quickly and irregularly, shancha a kind of bird, mayu river) is a province in northern Junín Region, in central Peru. The name of the province derives from the river Chanchamayu, whose source is in the Andean Sierra and flows northwards becoming the Perené River.

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Located at -11.05 -75.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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La Merced, Junín

La Merced, Junín à 50x40pxThis article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. La Merced, Chanchamayo (in hispanicized spelling) or Chanchamayu (Quechua chanchay to walk and leap about, to walk quickly and confused, chancha chancha to walk quickly and irregularly, shancha a kind of bird, mayu river) is the capital of the Chanchamayo Province in the Junín Region in Peru.

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Located at -11.06 -75.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Junin Region