# Oxapampa

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Place in Pasco, Peru

Oxapampa Flag Coat of arms Oxapampa Location in Peru Coordinates: 10°34′26″S 75°24′18″W / 10.574°S 75.405°W / -10.574; -75.405 Country Peru Region Pasco Province Oxapampa District Oxapampa Founded 1891 Government • Mayor Juan Carlos La Torre Moscoso Elevation 1,814 m (5,951 ft) Population (2017) • Total 14,304 Time zone UTC−5 (PET)

**Oxapampa** is the capital of [Oxapampa District](/source/Oxapampa_District) and [Oxapampa Province](/source/Oxapampa_Province) in [Peru](/source/Peru) in the eastern part of the [Pasco Region](/source/Pasco_Region).[1] Oxapampa belongs to the natural region known as Selva Alta or high jungle. 80 kilometres (50 miles) northward down the valley of the [Huancabamba River](/source/Huancabamba_River) is the settlement of [Pozuzo](/source/Pozuzo) (altitude 800 m).[2] The most important agricultural pursuits in the region are raising [cattle](/source/Cattle) and growing [coffee](/source/Coffee).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Oxapampa was founded in 1891 by settlers of Austrian and Germanic origin from Pozuzo. The town and the region retains a Germanic flavor in its [Tyrolean](/source/Tyrol) architecture and celebrates its origins in public celebrations. Oxapampa, due to its mild climate and scenic surroundings, has become a tourist destination since access was improved by highway construction beginning in the 1980s.

## Etymology

*Oxapampa* comes from the [Quechua](/source/Quechuan_languages) *Uqshapampa*, meaning "straw plain" or "grassy plain", where *uqsha* means "straw" and *pampa* means "plain" or flat area.

The toponym is *Koshapampó* in [Yanesha'](/source/Yanesha'_language).[3][4]

## History

In March 1857, a group of 300 [Tyrolean](/source/County_of_Tyrol) and [Prussian](/source/Prussia) settlers, consisting mainly of poor peasant families and couples who were not allowed to marry in their home countries, boarded the “Norton” to go to Peru. Before starting the journey, the couples were married. After 4 months, the settlers arrived at [Callao](/source/Callao) port in [Lima](/source/Lima%2C_Peru). After two days of [quarantine](/source/Quarantine), the settlers took a ship to the port of [Huacho](/source/Huacho%2C_Peru), where their belongings were put on mules and men had to continue the journey on foot while women and children were given donkeys to ride on. The journey went from Huacho to [Cerro de Pasco](/source/Cerro_de_Pasco), [Acobamba](/source/Acobamba) and [Santa Cruz](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Cruz,_Pasco&action=edit&redlink=1). On the way, some of the settlers left the group.[5] In 1858, the male settlers travelled from Santa Cruz to Pozuzo to partition the lands and sow enough so they would be able to live off their crops once their families arrived. Finally, in 1859 a group of 170 people moved permanently to Pozuzo.[6]

In 1891, when things were better, a group of colonists from Pozuzo founded the city of Oxapampa (now the capital of the province of same name) and then the town of Villa Rica (both south of Pozuzo).[7]

## Geography

### Climate

Oxapama has a [*Cfb*](/source/Oceanic_climate) (humid, sub-tropical with warm summers, "eternal spring" ) climate under the [Köppen Classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_Classification) system. Measured by the [Trewartha climate classification](/source/Trewartha_climate_classification) system the climate is *Crlk* (humid, subtropical with mild summers and cool winters). Oxapampa's climate is modified by its altitude which results in lower temperatures year round than the nearby low-elevation tropics. The monthly deviation in average temperatures between the hottest and coldest months is only 2.2 °C or 4.0 °F. The austral winter months of June, July, and August are moderately dry, but rain is abundant during the remainder of the year.

Climate data for Oxapampa, elevation 1,801 m (5,909 ft), (1991–2020) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.0 (73.4) 22.8 (73.0) 23.1 (73.6) 23.4 (74.1) 23.2 (73.8) 22.9 (73.2) 22.9 (73.2) 23.6 (74.5) 23.9 (75.0) 24.0 (75.2) 24.0 (75.2) 23.2 (73.8) 23.3 (74.0) Daily mean °C (°F) 18.5 (65.3) 18.5 (65.3) 18.4 (65.1) 18.3 (64.9) 18.0 (64.4) 17.4 (63.3) 17.0 (62.6) 17.3 (63.1) 17.6 (63.7) 18.4 (65.1) 18.7 (65.7) 18.6 (65.5) 18.1 (64.5) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.0 (57.2) 14.1 (57.4) 13.7 (56.7) 13.1 (55.6) 12.7 (54.9) 11.8 (53.2) 11.0 (51.8) 11.0 (51.8) 11.2 (52.2) 12.7 (54.9) 13.3 (55.9) 13.9 (57.0) 12.7 (54.9) Average precipitation mm (inches) 203.0 (7.99) 223.4 (8.80) 194.4 (7.65) 96.2 (3.79) 48.7 (1.92) 30.9 (1.22) 36.1 (1.42) 42.1 (1.66) 55.8 (2.20) 108.4 (4.27) 114.9 (4.52) 195.9 (7.71) 1,349.8 (53.15) Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[8]

## Gallery

		- Oxapampa valley with the town in the distance.

		- The main plaza

		- The church on the main plaza.

		- Celebrating their German heritage.

		- Anana waterfall

		- Huancabamba River, near Oxapampa.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Benson, Sara; Hellander, Paul; Wlodarski, Rafael (2007). [*Peru - Google Books*](https://books.google.com/books?id=INCgSn3BRwwC&q=Oxapampa&pg=PA473). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781740597494](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781740597494). Retrieved 2011-02-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Jenkins, Dilwyn (2003). [*The Rough Guide to Peru - Google Books*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nP1LAMJ1IEgC&q=Oxapampa&pg=PA489). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781843530749](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781843530749). Retrieved 2011-02-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Oxapampa (en yánesha: Koshapampó) drone Perú 😍*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Erb76ajTY), retrieved 2024-02-22

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Blues Selvático en Koshapampó (en Yanesha) o Oxapampa-Resumen 2023 en el veranito 🇵🇪❤ en Café Bambú*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVDz6Zr--MY), retrieved 2024-02-22

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Moll, Siegfried (2007), ["Peru wollte deutsche Einwanderer – Teil I"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095243/http://www.traunsteiner-tagblatt.de/includes/mehr_chiemg.php?id=632), *Traunsteiner Tagblatt* (in German), vol. 28/2007, archived from [the original](http://www.traunsteiner-tagblatt.de/includes/mehr_chiemg.php?id=632) on 2011-07-19

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Moll, Siegfried (2007), ["Peru wollte deutsche Einwanderer – Teil II"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095247/http://www.traunsteiner-tagblatt.de/includes/mehr_chiemg.php?id=634), *Traunsteiner Tagblatt* (in German), vol. 29/2007, archived from [the original](http://www.traunsteiner-tagblatt.de/includes/mehr_chiemg.php?id=634) on 2011-07-19

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Dilwyn Jenkins (2009-07-01). [*The Rough Guide to Peru*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Aj8VzlKRlL4C&pg=PA499). Rough Guides Limited. pp. 499–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-84836-053-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84836-053-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SENAMHI_8-0)** ["Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones). National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from [the original](https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones) on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

## External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for ***[Oxapampa](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Oxapampa#Q1014523)***.

- [Website with general information, maps, hotels, restaurants, commerce etc.](http://www.oxapampa.biz/)

- [Pozuzo Webpage](https://web.archive.org/web/20170206154055/http://pozuzoguia.blogspot.pe/)

- [Map with Oxapampa and Pozuzo region (Pasco department)](http://media.peru.info/mapas/pasco.jpg)

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