Andajes District is one of six districts

Districts of Peru

The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments...

 of the province Oyón

Oyón Province

Oyón Province is a province of the Lima Region in Peru, it measures . The capital of the province is the city of Oyón.- Political division :The province is divided into six districts, which are:- References :...

 in Peru

Peru

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It is located in the northern highlands of the department of Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

 Province Oyón 23 KM. to the NW of the town of Churín at an altitud of 3.487 meters.

Andajes historic village the land of "Martyrs of Democracy" cradle of delicacies called by the investigator Antonio Raimondi

Antonio Raimondi

Antonio Raimondi was a prominent Italian-born Peruvian geographer and scientist. Born in Milan, Raimondi emigrated to Peru, arriving on July 28, 1850 at the port of Callao. In 1851 he became a professor of natural history...

 "Balcony of the Andes". It was created politically Juanuary 2, 1857 by General Ramón Castilla

Ramón Castilla

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. Currently there are annexes: La Chimba and San Benito.

Etymologically the term Andajes place names comer from two Quechua. "Anta" means copper and "Jaja" or "casha" which means thorn. Another version is that it was named by Spanish Andaxes and eventually led to a Andajes.