Editing Canta (section)

== Geography ==
The town is {{convert|103|km}} from Lima, about a three-hour bus ride, and is often visited by geography students from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. The small town of [[Obrajillo]] is nearby.

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Image:Nov 21 & 22 - 046.jpg|Aerial photo of Canta, Peru
Image:Nov 21 & 22 - 093.jpg|Aerial photo of Canta, Peru
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=== Climate ===
Canta has a dry [[subtropical highland climate]], characterized by the [[Köppen climate classification]] as a [[semi-arid climate]] (''BSk'').<ref>{{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}}</ref>

Canta experiences relatively stable temperatures throughout the year, with minor variations between months. The yearly average high temperature is 18.0°C (64.4°F), while the yearly average low temperature is 8.0°C (46.4°F).<ref name="WMONormals"/>

The total annual precipitation is 376.4 millimeters (14.82 inches). Canta receives the majority of its precipitation during the [[wet season]], which typically spans from January to March. The months from May to September typically receive very little rainfall.<ref name="WMONormals"/>

{{Weather box
 | width        = auto
 | collapsed    = yes
 | metric first = yes
 | single line  = yes
 | location     = Canta (1991–2020)
 | Jan high C = 17.2
 | Feb high C = 16.8
 | Mar high C = 16.9
 | Apr high C = 17.7
 | May high C = 18.5
 | Jun high C = 18.5
 | Jul high C = 18.5
 | Aug high C = 18.9
 | Sep high C = 18.9
 | Oct high C = 18.5
 | Nov high C = 18.1
 | Dec high C = 17.5
 | year high C = 18.0
 | Jan low C = 8.1
 | Feb low C = 8.2
 | Mar low C = 8.3
 | Apr low C = 8.3
 | May low C = 7.9
 | Jun low C = 7.6
 | Jul low C = 7.5
 | Aug low C = 7.9
 | Sep low C = 8.1
 | Oct low C = 8.2
 | Nov low C = 8.0
 | Dec low C = 8.3
 | year low C = 8.0
 | precipitation colour = green
 | Jan precipitation mm = 71.1
 | Feb precipitation mm = 93.4
 | Mar precipitation mm = 96.8
 | Apr precipitation mm = 30.3
 | May precipitation mm = 2.2
 | Jun precipitation mm = 0.5
 | Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
 | Aug precipitation mm = 0.8
 | Sep precipitation mm = 3.7
 | Oct precipitation mm = 11.3
 | Nov precipitation mm = 18.3
 | Dec precipitation mm = 48.0
 | year precipitation mm = 376.4
 | source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Peru/CSV/Canta_81502.csv |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 — Canta |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref>
}}