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Town in Cajamarca, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puña, also known as San Luis de Puña,[1] is a Peruvian town in the Tacabamba District of the Chota Province, located in the center of the Cajamarca Department.
Puña | |
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Coordinates: 6.344472°S 78.653778°W | |
Country | Peru |
Department | Cajamarca |
Province | Chota |
District | Tacabamba |
The town is the birthplace of former president Pedro Castillo.
The rural town of Puña is located about six hours by automobile from the area's largest city, Cajamarca.[2] The town comprises scattered adobe homes constructed on hillside terrain and narrow dirt roads tracing along the edges of dangerous cliffs.[2]
Despite being located in a department that holds a large portion of Peru's mineral wealth, seventy percent of the population of Puña live in poverty, with the majority of households earning less than US$100 monthly in 2021.[2] Much of the population is aged; younger generations left the town in order to live in more populated urban centers.[2]
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