Huancavelica
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General Information
CAPITAL: Huancavelica AREA: 22,131 sq km ALTITUDE: Minimum: 1900 m (Ocoyo). Maximum: 5303 m (nevado Huamanrazu). Limits: North Junín West Lima South Ica East: Ayacucho Provinces: Huancavelica Acobamba Angaraes Castrovirreyna Churcapampa Huaytará Tayacaja Relief
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Access Roads Terrestrial
Lima-Pisco-Huancavelica: 499 km (about 11 hours by car.)
Lima-Huancayo-Huancavelica: 444 km (about 9 hours by car.)
Ayacucho, Huancavelica Rumichaca route: 244.9 km (approximately 5 hours by car.)
Ayacucho, Huancavelica, 221 km via Lircay (6 hours by car approx.)
Train service Huancayo-Huancavelica 128 km (6 hours by train regular approx.).
Brief History Tourist Attractions Huancavelica province Square of the city of Huancavelica Colonial legacy. In its perimeter is the council, and eleven floors of two portals, which once served as the local municipal council. They can also see the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows, and in the central part, a sink stone octagonal, with two sources that represent the faces of Indian, whose leaves mouths water.
Cathedral Church of San Antonio Plaza de Armas. Visit: 7:00 and 17:15 LS D 5:30, 8:00, 9:30 and 17:15. Built in the seventeenth century, its impressive facade contrasts with its white prismatic towers and baroque, carved in volcanic stone red Indian. Its interior is decorated predominantly Baroque altar and the pulpit and out side altars in gold leaf and beautiful paintings of schools huamanguina and Cusco.
Temple and Convent of San Francisco Plaza Bolognesi s / n. The church, built in 1774, is preserved almost intact despite the earthquakes that have endured. Its style is mestizo, like most of the Andean temples, and inside there are Baroque altarpieces, carved in wood and coated with gold leaf, including the San Francisco. This monastery is linked to popular legend as the "father without a head," according to which custom research papers a Franciscan father who hanged himself in one of the cells of the convent out to walk at night and plays the bells of the church. The platform front of the church is the scene of the contest of "Scissors Dancers of" 24 and December 25 and the "Adoration of the Magi."
Templo de Santo Domingo Carabaya Jr. s / n, Plaza Santo Domingo. Data from the sixteenth century and is the center dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary and Santo Domingo, whose pictures were brought from Rome. By all accounts, the church of Santo Domingo was communicated by secret passageways to the temple of San Francisco. Highlights a painting of the Lord of the Ruling and Resurrection, painted the year 1666. In front of the main facade is held in January worship Child Dulce Nombre de Jesus, who was honored for two days with various dances, among them the dance of the Negritos.
Colonial Bridge in Ascension Tambo de Mora Jr. s / n. Data from the seventeenth century and was built on the border now divides the center of the city of Huancavelica, "fencing," district of the Ascension, to strengthen the network system arrieraje. The bridge, which retains its original structure despite having undergone several renovations, has arches on both sides to frame the smooth curved line from its center.
Hot Springs Pool of San Cristobal April 28 Av s / n, San Cristobal. Tel: (067) 75-3222. Visits: L-V 6:00-15:00. Waters known for its healing properties ideal for the skin problems. At the site has built a recreation center that has a swimming pool for adults and children, private rooms and cafeteria.
Templo de Santa Ana Plaza Ramón Castilla s / n. It was the first church built in the area and dates from the late sixteenth century. Inside you can see works painted by El Greco's followers and a painting of the Cuzco School.
Mina Santa Barbara or Mine Death 6 km southeast of the city of Huancavelica (1 hours on foot and by car 15 minutes). Old mine operated during the Viceroyalty and considered "the precious jewel of the Spanish crown, where mercury was mined for purifying silver. For the hard work, was also called the "Mine Death." The area retained vestiges of the old colonial settlement at the main entrance and it is possible to see an arm of the Spanish crown engraved in stone.
Sacsamarca
A 3.5 km southwest of the city of Chiclayo (45 minutes walking, 10 minutes by car) Located at 3780 meters. Highlight the houses built with stone, the bridge, church and small square cut mestizo. Andean landscape is surrounded by big mountains and the town is surrounded by the river Disparate.
Archaeological Complex Uchkus Inkañan
A 26 km. the city of Huancavelica (1 hour and 45 minutes drive approx.). Was an important administrative center, religious and astronomical observation. In one of the platforms out of water allowed to follow the movements of the sun and the moon. It also notes an area devoted to agricultural work, with miniature andenerías possibly allowed to experiment with different crops.
Gorge Tucumachay and Production and Research Center of the University of South American Camelids National Huancavélica A 19 km from the city of Chiclayo (45 minutes by bus). Impressive landscape enriched by the presence of vicunas, alpacas, llamas and other animals, whose population is administered by the university. You can see the snowcapped San Andres (5170 meters), which over the top condors.
Nevado de Chonta
A 64 km from the city of Huancavelica (1 hour and 45 minutes by car). Conducive to adventure sports.
Lagoon Pultocc
A 68 km from the city of Huancavelica (approx 3 hours by bus.) And 4 km from the community of Choclococha. Home to abundant wildlife such as trout, wild ducks and parihuanas. Serves as a watering livestock in the area and its surrounding areas are covered by snow.
Lagoon Choclococha
A 72 km from the city of Chiclayo (10 minutes from the community of the same name by mule track and 15 minutes of the town of Santa Ines bus). Ideal for trout fishing and inexhaustible source to crops in the valleys of the Ica region.
