Picota: facts

At a glance

• Country: Peru
• Region: San Martín Department
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 6,697
• Coordinates: 6.9203° S, 76.3314° W
• Time zone: America/Lima (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Sol (PEN)
• Distance to the capital, Lima: 575 km (357 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP): 46 km (29 mi), straight line
• Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (YMS): 117 km (72 mi), straight line
• Chachapoyas Airport (CHH): 186 km (116 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Pucacaca: 7.7 km (4.8 mi)
• Tingo de Ponasa: 8.9 km (5.5 mi)
• Caspisapa: 10 km (6 mi)
• Puerto Rico: 13 km (8 mi)
• Buenos Aires: 14 km (9 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Cajamarca, 241 km (150 mi)