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Town in Ancash, Peru
Monterrey
Town
Monterrey is located in PeruMonterreyMonterrey
Coordinates: 9°28′8″S 77°32′8.69″W / 9.46889°S 77.5357472°W / -9.46889; -77.5357472
CountryPeru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaraz
DistrictHuaraz
Elevation2,981 m (9,780 ft)

Monterrey is a small town in Huaraz District, Huaraz Province, region of Ancash, Peru. It is located some 7 km (4.3 mi) to the north of the town centre of Huaraz. Monterrey is located in the Santa river valley, also known as Callejon de Huaylas at 2981 m.a.s.l.

Hot springs

The town is known for its hot springs, which have temperatures of 49 °C (120 °F) and have medicinal properties. Water at the hot springs, which are privately run by a local hotel, is brownish due to the presence of iron.

Monterrey
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
    103     21 8     99     21 8     125     21 8     71     22 8     22     22 6     3     23 5     2     23 4     9     24 4     24     24 6     62     23 7     55     22 7     73     22 7
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Climate-Data.org
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
    4.1     70 46     3.9     69 47     4.9     70 46     2.8     71 46     0.9     71 44     0.1     74 40     0.1     74 38     0.4     75 39     0.9     75 42     2.4     73 44     2.2     72 45     2.9     72 45
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

Climate

The climate at Monterrey is temperate, with warm days and cold nights, being 14.3 °C (57.7 °F) the average temperature.

References

  1. ^ "Baños Termales de Monterrey". Inventario Turístico del Perú (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. ^ "Clima: Monterrey - Climograma, Diagrama de temperatura, Tabla climática - Climate-Data.org". es.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. Miranda, Carolina A.; Dowl, Aimee; Shorthouse, Katy; Waterson, Luke; Williams, Beth (2010). Lonely Planet Peru. Lonely Planet. p. 413. ISBN 9781742203690.
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