Cerro de Pasco is a city in central Peru, located at the top of the Andean Mountains. It is the capital of both the Pasco Province and the Department of Pasco, and an important mining center of silver, copper, zinc and lead. At an elevation of 4,330 metres (14,210 ft), it is one of the highest cities in the world, and with a population of 58,899, it is the highest or the second highest city with over 50,000 inhabitants. The elevation reaches up to 4,380 metres (14,370 ft) in the Yanacancha area. The city has a very intense cold climate and it is connected by road and by rail (via Ferrocarril Central Andino) to the capital Lima, 300 kilometres (190 mi) away. Its urban area is formed by the districts of Chaupimarca, Yanacancha and Simón Bolívar.
From the Wikipedia article Cerro de Pasco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Cerro de Pasco
- Yanacancha0.2 km W
- Chaupimarca37 km NW
- Junín62 km SE
- Yanacancha64 km NW
- Huánuco82 km N
- La Oroya102 km S
- Tarma104 km SE
- Huaral139 km SW
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