Lamas, Peru

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'''Lamas''' is the capital of the Lamas Province, situated in the San Martín Region of northern Peru. There are 16,871 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census. The city is the original home of the Kichwa-Lamista people. The 2005 northern Peru earthquake shook Lamas, killing 5 people and injuring 174; hundreds were left homeless.

==History== Lamas has been conquered twice. The first time was for those Pocras and the group of those Hanan Chancas who when being defeated supposedly in the battle of Yahuarpampa for the troops of the Inca Pachacútec in 1438 and conquered their territories natives like Ayacucho, they abandoned their territory and they went into the forest. In their trajectory they found a favorable area to be located, the hill where today the city is located of Lamas, which was inhabited by one of the indigenous groups of the area. Ankoallo, leader of the Pocras, is considered to be the founder of the town of Lamas.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Lamas, elevation {{convert|840|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020) |Jan high C = 28.8 |Feb high C = 28.4 |Mar high C = 28.2 |Apr high C = 28.0 |May high C = 27.8 |Jun high C = 27.5 |Jul high C = 27.7 |Aug high C = 28.9 |Sep high C = 29.3 |Oct high C = 29.2 |Nov high C = 29.2 |Dec high C = 28.8 |year high C = |Jan low C = 20.8 |Feb low C = 20.6 |Mar low C = 20.5 |Apr low C = 20.4 |May low C = 20.2 |Jun low C = 19.7 |Jul low C = 19.3 |Aug low C = 19.7 |Sep low C = 20.0 |Oct low C = 20.4 |Nov low C = 20.8 |Dec low C = 20.8 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 109.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 132.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 152.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 142.6 |May precipitation mm = 119.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 78.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 81.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 56.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 100.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 126.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 118.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 107.6 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru<ref name = SENAMHI>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones | archive-date = 21 August 2023 | url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones | title = Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020 | publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | access-date = 17 June 2024}}</ref> }}

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==External links== {{Commons category|Lamas (Peru)}} * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.lamasperu.com/ Homepage]

Category:Populated places in the Department of San Martín