Matucana ( Spanish: Matucana ) is a city in the west of central Peru . The administrative center of the homonymous district and province of Huarochiri in the Lima region. Located at an altitude of 2378 m above sea level, about 74 km east of Lima . The population of the city is 5768 people.
| City | |
| Matukana | |
|---|---|
| Spanish Matucana | |
| A country |  Peru |
| Region | Lima |
| Provinces | Huarochiri |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC − 5 |
| Population | |
| Population | 5 768 people ( 2005 ) |
History
The city of Matucana was founded in 1647 by Miguel de Castro y Garcia, who was a descendant of one of the conquistadors Francisco Pizarro. In these places they found gold. A century later, in 1756, the Matukana gold mine was buried under an avalanche caused by an earthquake. Today the city is a center of ecotourism.