Jauja
Founded on 25 April 1534 by Francisco Pizarro as the first capital of Spanish Peru — a status it held for just one year before Lima took over — Jauja is a high-altitude town in the Mantaro Valley of Junín, with narrow blue-painted streets and a compact centre with cafés and restaurants. Nearby Laguna de Paca adds a scenic draw, and the town's name lives on in the Spanish expression país de Jauja, meaning a land of abundance.
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- Population21,057
- Nearest water from center 1.4 km0.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.1 km1.9 mi
Nearest airports
Jauja: quick answers
Where is Jauja?
Jauja is in Peru.
How do you get to Jauja?
The nearest airport is Jauja (JAU), about 10 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Jauja?
The warmest month is December, averaging 9°C47°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 6°C42°F. The wettest month is February, with about 230 mm9.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Jauja?
OpenStreetMap lists 15 restaurants, 3 cafés and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.