Chanchamayo or La Merced

La Merced, Junín

La Merced or Chanchamayo is the capital of the Chanchamayo Province in the Junín Region in Peru.-Location:La Merced is situated on , as the crow flies 75 km east of the regional capital Huancayo-Junín and 220 km northeast of the country's capital Lima, at an elevation of 751 m above sea...

 is a town in the Junín Region

Junín Region

Junín is a region in the central highlands and westernmost Amazonia of Peru. Its capital is Huancayo.-Geography:The region has a very heterogeneous topography. The western cordillera located near the border with the Lima Region, has snowy and ice covered peaks. On the east, there are high glacier...

 in central Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

. It is the capital of the Chanchamayo District

Chanchamayo District

Chanchamayo District is one of six districts of the province Chanchamayo in Peru. Its capital city is La Merced.-References:...

, which is located in the Chanchamayo Province

Chanchamayo Province

Chanchamayo is a province in northern Junín Region, in central Peru.The province's name derives from the Chanchamayo River, whose source is in the Andean Sierra and flows northwards becoming the Perené River....

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This region is located in the so called jungle-eyebrow, which means that its geography is a mixture of mountains and jungle. The climate is not quite as hot and humid as it is in the jungle and not quite as cold and dry as it is in the mountains.