Sexi District

Sexi District is one of eleven districts of the province Santa Cruz in northern Peru.[1] Chiclayo is the nearest metropolitan center to the east of Sexi, from which one may travel by car or bus to the district.

Sexi

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Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceSanta Cruz
FoundedSeptember 18, 1942
CapitalSexi
Government
  MayorCeler Froilan Perales Perez
Area
  Total192.87 km2 (74.47 sq mi)
Elevation
2,495 m (8,186 ft)
Population
  Total450
  Density2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO061309

The small town of Sexi is located in this district. The town is situated near a petrified forest, El Bosque Petrificado Piedra Chamana (The Petrified Forest Piedra Chamana). The fossils that are there date to the Eocene epoch (~39 Ma), and the forest contains fossilized wood and leaves. Guided tours of the petrified forest are available and there is a museum dedicated to the fossils in the town.

References

The Petrified Forest Piedra Chamana | Sexi, Peru

El Bosque Petrificado Piedra Chamana | Sexi, Perú

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