San Miguel is one of the thirteen provinces in the Cajamarca Region of Peru.

[1] It has a mountainous territory which varies in height from 500 to more than 4,000 metres (1,600–13,000 ft) above sea level.

As a result, there is a great diversity of climates ranging from hot and dry at lower altitudes to cold and rainy at higher levels.

There's also an important handicraft industry mainly devoted to textiles made out of cotton or wool.

[3] The oldest known irrigation canals in the Americas are located in the Nanchoc District of the province of San Miguel.