Peru Highway 1 Peru Highway 1 Peru Highway 1, most widely known as Carretera Panamericana, is the most important highway in Peru. This road is the Peruvian portion of the Pan-American Highway. It runs north-south through the whole length of the country and connects all major cities in the country's coastal area. The northern terminus of the highway is located in Aguas Verdes (Tumbes Region) at the border with Ecuador. Starting in this point, the highway is known as "Carretera Panamericana Norte" ("North Pan-American Highway") until it reaches a point located in central Lima, the country's capital. Going south from this point, the
Jaén, Peru was 2.3 and its estimated 1999 population was 85,021 inhabitants, with a population density of 139.6 hab/km. Two important features of its population, which is only 30.8% rural and 42.6% under 15 years. By the end of 2012 a population of 170,000 inhabitants was estimated, without including the sector of Fila Alta. Jaén, Peru Jaén is a city which is the capital of the Jaén Province in the Cajamarca Region in Peru, located in the high jungle of northern Peru. It is the seat of the Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of St. Francis Xavier, also known as Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén