Cascas

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|leader_name = Juan Julio Iglesias Gutiérrez

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Cascas is a town in Northern Peru, capital of Gran Chimú Province in La Libertad Region.

Cascas is a small town of 5000 people located in the mountains of the state of La Libertad, Peru. Located 2 hours from the capital city of Trujillo. The primary industry and source of revenue of Cascas is the growing of grapes and the subsequent production of wine.{{cite web|url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=3970|title=Cascas - Mincetur|access-date=2013-07-04|archive-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014405/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=3970|url-status=dead}}

History

The earliest evidence of occupation in the area date back to the formative period of Cascas (petroglyphs, cave paintings). It has also been found in various parts of the province, ceramic of the Cupisnique, Mochica, Chimu, Caxamarca culture, and some evidence to demonstrate that Cascas hosted a peaceful and progressive regional lordship. Caxcax (As settlement of Indians) existed since ancient times, which are lost in time. Later, with the arrival of the Spanish, they founded the San Gabriel Caxcax people, as evidenced by official documents from the colonial era. However, the fate assigned to Cascas, prominent place in history. Its geographic location has served as a transit between the peoples of the northern highlands and the coast.

Gastronomy

=Northern pisco sour=

In Peru the abundant production of pisco in Cascas allowed to offer a Pisco Sour norteño.{{cite web|url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=3970|title=Tourism in Cascas - Mincetur|access-date=2013-07-04|archive-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014405/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=3970|url-status=dead}}

=Casquino wine=

Since 1975 there is a saying that says "if it came to Cascas and took no wine, then why did he come". Grape is produced throughout the year. Wines of all types from malbec to special sacramental wine.{{cn|date=January 2023}}

People from Cascas

Luis A. Diaz, M.D. - Professor of Dermatology at the University of North Carolina

Climate

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|location = Cascas, elevation {{convert|1700|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1995–2009)

|Jan high C = 27.3

|Feb high C = 26.8

|Mar high C = 27.0

|Apr high C = 27.1

|May high C = 27.2

|Jun high C = 26.3

|Jul high C = 26.5

|Aug high C = 27.2

|Sep high C = 27.5

|Oct high C = 27.7

|Nov high C = 27.5

|Dec high C = 26.9

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|Jan low C = 16.4

|Feb low C = 17.4

|Mar low C = 17.4

|Apr low C = 16.6

|May low C = 15.3

|Jun low C = 14.0

|Jul low C = 13.5

|Aug low C = 13.8

|Sep low C = 14.5

|Oct low C = 15.4

|Nov low C = 15.5

|Dec low C = 15.9

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|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 21.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 40.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 46.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 9.8

|May precipitation mm = 1.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 0.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 0.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 0.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 0.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 3.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 6.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 15.7

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|source 1 = Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240608032401/https://sinia.minam.gob.pe/sites/default/files/siar-lalibertad/archivos/public/docs/4494_0.pdf

| archive-date = 8 June 2024

| url = https://sinia.minam.gob.pe/sites/default/files/siar-lalibertad/archivos/public/docs/4494_0.pdf

| title = “La Libertad: Clima y Ríos en Cifras Estadísticas de Seis Décadas”

| publisher=Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental

| access-date = 8 June 2024}}

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References

External links

[http://www.med.unc.edu/derm/the-department/luis-diaz-md http://www.med.unc.edu/derm/the-department/luis-diaz-md]