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City: Huamachuco
State: Sánchez Carrión
County: La Libertád
Country: Peru
Population: Approx. 20000 (approx. 40000 including surrounding areas)
Meters above sea level: 3200
Average temperature: 11 º – 15 ºC
Poverty: 60% (1 US$ per person per day)
Extreme poverty: 37% (1 US$ per family per day)
Life expectancy: 62,8 years
Illiteracy: 44,4%
Completion of secondary school: 37%
Living conditions are critical and 73% of children between 6 and 9 years are suffering from malnutrition and hunger.
45% of newborn children die. The average family consists of five members and they normally work in agriculture.
The family income is very often too low to feed the family, and as a consequence, many children have to work.
LIVING CONDITIONS IN HUAMACHUCO
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Proyecto Amigo – Casa Marcelino is in a town called Huamachuco which lies at 3200 meters above sea level in the Andes of northern Peru. Although the area is of great historical and cultural value, the region and the people are "forgotten" by the state and is not easily accessible to tourists.
The city is surrounded by mountains and has great climate challenges with heavy rain seasons and cold winters. Clean water is scarce and pollution from illegal mining threats both flora and fauna. Knowledge of sanitation and waste management are also inadequate.
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