Caballococha

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Caballococha
Main square
Main square
Nickname(s): 
Centinela de la frontera (Sentinel of the border), Ciudad mediterránea (Mediterranean city)
Caballococha is located in Peru
Caballococha
Caballococha
Location of Caballococha in Peru
Coordinates: 03°54′21″S 070°30′59″W / 3.90583°S 70.51639°W / -3.90583; -70.51639
Country Peru
DepartmentLoreto
ProvinceMariscal Ramón Castilla
DistrictRamón Castilla
Founded1845
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
25,000
Demonym(s)Caballocochano, -na
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Caballococha[1] (Cabalo Cocha[2]) is a town in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru, located on the Amazon River and right across the river from Colombia.

It is the capital of both Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province and Ramón Castilla District. As of 1993, it had a population of 4,028 (1993).[3]

The name of the town is a combination of Spanish and Quechua, meaning "Horse Lake", a nearby body of water. It is a poor town and people live by farming, trading, and fishing. Television has arrived as has the internet and there is even an internet cafe in the market square. Other than some motorcycle/taxis, there are only one or two vehicles in town. There is an airport under construction, but it is difficult to imagine it will see much use.[citation needed]

The town saw itself participating in the Leticia Incident, an event which led to war between Peru and Colombia in 1932. Today a statue exists in the main square dedicated to the soldiers who had to carry ammo and equipment through the jungle during the war.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Caballococha, elevation 75 m (246 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.8
(89.2) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.3
(90.1) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.0
(89.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.8
(73.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 298.9
(11.77) 		297.8
(11.72) 		348.3
(13.71) 		358.1
(14.10) 		238.4
(9.39) 		172.1
(6.78) 		148.0
(5.83) 		110.6
(4.35) 		115.9
(4.56) 		219.6
(8.65) 		222.1
(8.74) 		283.4
(11.16) 		2,813.2
(110.76)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Caballococha (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ Cabalo Cocha (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ^ "Estadísticas de Centros Poblados 1993: Caracteristicas Socio-Demograficas y de Vivienda: Pueblo: Caballococha" El Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), archived at
  4. ^ Chavez Perez, Marino Oswaldo. Plan de gobierno de Marino Oswaldo Chavez Perez (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 9.
  5. ^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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