San Marcos Province
The San Marcos Province is one of the thirteen provinces in the Cajamarca Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 23508 on December 11, 1982 by president Fernando Belaunde Terry. It has a mountainous territory which varies in height from 1,500 to more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The province is crossed by several rivers, the most important of which is the Marañón.The province is divided into seven districts.
