Andagoya is a village in west-central

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. Andagoya is named for Pascual de Andagoya (1495–1548), a Spanish

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History

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named Pocorosa lived in Andagoya in the 19th century. Pocorosa met the Spanish conquistadors.

Climate

Andagoya has one of the most monotonous climates in the world. Its annual range of mean monthly temperatures – that is to say, the difference between the warmest and coldest months – at Andagoya is mere 0.8C (1.5F) as March, the warmest month, has an average temperature of while November, the "coldest" month, averages ; the average annual temperature is . This near complete uniformity of temperature is caused by the fact that Andagoya, at a latitude of 5°5' North, lies extremely close to the thermal equator, which is situated a few degrees north of the astronomical

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because the Earth reaches

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(its closest position to the Sun in its orbit) in early January and is at

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(furthest away) in early July, causing places located precisely at the

to receive somewhat more insolation (i.e., light and heat energy from the sun) in January than in July even though the height of the sun and the length of days would be the same at both times. At a few degrees north latitude, however, the perihelion/aphelion factor and the slightly higher sun and longer days experienced at the time of the summer

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for the Northern Hemisphere cancel each other out, making the level of insolation experienced there virtually identical throughout the year. Every month of the year has at least of average precipitation, with the wettest month (May) averaging . Average annual precipitation is , and more rain falls at night than during the day, the reverse of what is true in most places that have

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References

{{reflist Populated places in the Chocó Department