District Cascas: sights and local tips
Cascas is part of Gran Chimu.
Other regions:
Disease risk
| Disease | Cases / 100k | Risk | YoY trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dengue | 1.645,7 | very high | ↑ +17.2% |
| Leishmaniasis | 145,2 | very high | ↑ +61.5% |
| Leptospirosis | 13,8 | moderate | ↓ -60.0% |
| Yellow fever | — | moderate | Yellow fever vaccination 10+ days before travel RECOMMENDED (endemic zone). |
Heritage & UNESCO
Notable sites
- 62 Designated Immovable Cultural Heritage
- 14 Pre-Hispanic Archaeological Monument
- 6 Archaeological Cultural Landscape
Sources: UNESCO data.unesco.org/whc001 + patrimoniomundial.cultura.pe + peru_cultura_schutzrang (13 tiers)
Historical Epochs
Dominant cultures: Chimu (20) Cupisnique (1) Mochica (1)
Period distribution
- 20 No Defined Period
- 19 Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas)
- 2 Not Applicable (natural landscape/non-historical)
- 1 Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods)
- 1 Republican Era (1821-present)
Notable sites
- Recursos Turisticos Pueblo De Cascas Código: 3970 Toponimia: KASHKA-SH - Sitio á — Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods) (Cupisnique,Mochica,Chimu)
- Feria de la Uva — Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas) (Chimu)
- SIN CLASIFICACIÓN MIRAFLORES 2 (CA-S7) — Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas) (Chimu)
- SIN CLASIFICACIÓN PUNGUCHIQUE 2 (CA-S17) — Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas) (Chimu)
- SIN CLASIFICACIÓN PUNGUCHIQUE 3 (CA-S18) — Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas) (Chimu)
- SIN CLASIFICACIÓN PUNGUCHIQUE 4 (CA-S19) — Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas) (Chimu)
- SIN CLASIFICACIÓN MIRAFLORES 3 (CA-S8) — Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas) (Chimu)
- SIN CLASIFICACIÓN MIRAFLORES 4 (CA-S9) — Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas) (Chimu)
Source: peru_cultura_epoche (11-tier canon, auto-classified)
Hotels via Agoda
Healthcare access
6
Active facilities
Active facilities
1
with admission (hospitals)
with admission (hospitals)
12
Total beds
Total beds
1
with telemedicine
with telemedicine
🚑 4
operational ambulances
operational ambulances
Main hospitals
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HOSPITAL PROVINCIAL DE CASCAS
(II-1)
CASCAS · 12 Total beds · Tel. 978756886
Data & sources
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- SENAMHI Climate data, seasons, UV index, frost (1981-2020 climate normals + daily forecasts)
- MINCETUR / PromPerú Tourism infrastructure: hotels, restaurants, agencies, artisans, attractions
- INEI / SIRTOD Statistics: population, GDP, crime, traffic accidents (department and province level)
- SERNANP Protected areas: national parks, reserves, sanctuaries, protection forests
- INGEMMET Geological hazards: landslides, debris flows, floods, volcanic activity
- MTC Road network and traffic notices (closures, detours, press releases)
- Ministerio de Cultura Cultural heritage: archaeological sites, UNESCO World Heritage, Qhapaq Ñan, museums
- DATACRIM (INEI) Crime and homicide reports 2017-2024 (public ArcGIS REST API)
- OpenStreetMap Open geospatial data: roads, POIs, administrative boundaries
Retrieved: 2026-06