Cañete Province

'''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 Province|Huarochirí]] and [[Yauyos Province|Yauyos]] provinces on the east, and the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the west. Its capital is the town of [[San Vicente de Cañete District]]. San Luis is the Capital of the [[Afro-Peruvian]] [[Folklore]]. ==Climate== The weather of the province's coastal area has two well-defined seasons: * The sunny season, with temperatures of around 30°C (86.4°F), 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 (41.8°F). ==Political division== The province is divided into sixteen [[district]]s ({{lang-es|distritos}}, singular: ''distrito''): * [[Asia District, Peru|Asia]] * [[Calango District|Calango]] * [[Cerro Azul District|Cerro Azul]] * [[Chilca District, Cañete|Chilca]] * [[Coayllo District|Coayllo]] * [[Imperial District|Imperial]] * [[Lunahuaná District|Lunahuaná]] * [[Mala District|Mala]] * [[Nuevo Imperial District|Nuevo Imperial]] * [[Pacarán District|Pacarán]] * [[Quilmaná District|Quilmaná]] * [[San Antonio District, Cañete|San Antonio]] * [[San Luis District, Cañete|San Luis]] * [[San Vicente de Cañete District|San Vicente de Cañete]] * [[Santa Cruz de Flores District|Santa Cruz de Flores]] * [[Zúñiga District|Zúñiga]] ==Attractions== The coast of Cañete, with beaches such as Asia, Chilca, Puerto Viejo, León Dormido,Costa del Campo , 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 [[musica negra|Black Art]] in late August and Adventure Sports Festival in Lunahuaná, held in February. == See also == * [[Afro-Peruvian]] * [[musica negra|Musica Negra]] * [[Peru]] *[http://www.canetehoy.blogspot.com/ News Cañete (spanish)] == External links == [http://www.municanete.gob.pe Official website of the Cañete province] {{Provinces of Lima Region}} {{coord missing|Peru}}