Cañete Province

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**Provincia de Cañete**
Location in the Lima Region
Founded
Capital	San Vicente de Cañete
Area	4,577.16 km²
Population - Total - Density	173,872 (2002 estimate) 12.8/km²
Subdivisions	16 districts

Cañete is a province located in southern Lima Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the north, the Ica Region on the south, the Huarochirí and Yauyos provinces on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the town of San Vicente de Cañete. Cañete is the Capital of the Afro-Peruvian Folklore.

1 Climate
2 Political division
3 Attractions
4 Cañete: Cradle and Capital of the Black National Art
5 See also

[edit] Climate

The weather of the province's coastal area has two well-defined seasons:

The sunny season, with temperatures of around 30°C, during daytime.
The "sunless" season (May-December), during which the sun is covered by clouds. The extreme humidity causes a sensation of cold during this season, even if the temperature never gets lower than 11°C.

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into sixteen districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito):

Asia
Calango
Cerro Azul
Chilca
Coayllo
Imperial
Lunahuaná
Mala
Nuevo Imperial
Pacarán
Quilmaná
San Antonio
San Luis
San Vicente de Cañete
Santa Cruz de Flores
Zúñiga

[edit] Attractions

The coast of Cañete, with beaches such as Asia, Chilca, Puerto Viejo, León Dormido, Totoritas, Chocaya, Chepeconde, Puerto Fiel, Gallardo and Cerro Azul, is one of the province's main touristic attractions. The pleasant valley of Lunahuaná, a paradise for adventure sports lovers, is just half an hour from San Vicente de Cañete. The main attraction is the fast running Cañete River, which features rapids up to Class IV. Each year, the valley hosts a festival involving rafting, trekking, gliding, mountain biking and fishing competitions. There are a few annual festivals in Cañete. The most important ones are Festival of Black Art in late August and Adventure Sports Festival in Lunahuaná, held in February.

[edit] Cañete: Cradle and Capital of the Black National Art

Cañete is one of the most attractive valleys on the central coast, at only one hour and a half to the south of Lima. Cañete is, for many people, synonymous of Black Art. It is one of the major settlements of Black People in the country. As a demonstration that the fiesta is in Cañete, every August people crowd the valley on a Festival of Black Art performed to celebrate the Week of Cañete to the beat of happiness and cajón.

The creative knowledge of Black Art is significant in Cañete. That is why, in 1990, the Provincial Council of Cañete requested the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Integration that Cañete be recognized as Cradle and Capital of the Peruvian Black Art.