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Chulucanas
Piura, Peru · South America
About Chulucanas
Chulucanas sits on the route: 30 minutes from La Matanza.
Chulucanas is in Piura, Peru, with about 69,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La Matanza, about 16 km away.
Chulucanas is a town in Morropón Province, Piura Region, Peru. It lies in the Piura Valley just north of the confluence of the Charanal River with the Piura River. Chulucanas is the administrative seat for both Chulucanas District and Morropón Province.
The town is famous for its pottery. Originally dating fromRead more
pre-Incan times, it is exported all over the world today. It is one of seven products that the Peruvian government supports through its Center for Technological Innovation (CITE). Designs are varied, but are predominated by black and white. There are several bigger companies, but many small manufacturers are in Chulucanas and the nearby village of Quatro Esquinas.
A major festival for the town is the Fiesta de Cristo Resucitado at Easter.
Operating in Chulucanas is Victor's Vision, a nonprofit organization that provides supplemental academic and personal support, guidance, and resources to bright, impoverished youth.
In 2013, Chulucanas recorded a temperature of 39.8 °C (103.6 °F), which is the joint highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Peru along with the Lancones District.
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Chulucanas is in Piura, Peru, about 16 km from La Matanza.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 68,835
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Peru
- Region
- Piura
- Timezone
- America/Lima
- Coordinates
- -5.0925, -80.1625
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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