| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagua Chica to Chiclayo | 21:00 | 21:00 | BOOK NOW |
| Bagua Chica to Lambayeque | 21:00 | 21:00 | BOOK NOW |
| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiclayo to Bagua Chica | 21:00 | 21:10 | BOOK NOW |
| Lambayeque to Bagua Chica | 21:25 | 22:55 | BOOK NOW |
August is the driest season, so may be the best moment to travel to Bagua Chica, even if there is rain anyways.
-The weather in Bagua Chica (or Bagua) is considered warm and rainy for seasons. Its temperature can go over 87.8 °F (31 °C) in warm days and drop to 68 °F (20 °C) in winter. Its a tropical weather.
Bagua Chica is an Amazonian city located at the bank of the Utcubamba river. Even if the name Bagua Chica (means little Bagua) is very used to make the difference from Bagua Grande, it's offensive for the locals, that's why we recommend you to say just Bagua when you visit the city. Bagua Chica is an ecological tourist attraction due to the adventure sports and trekkings outdoor that the visitors can do. On the outskirts of the city you can practise climb and m... ountain cycling on the Arenal Canyon. You can also do a horse trip on the route to the lake El Porvenir. Horse trips are very typical on the adventure route on the surroundings of Bagua. There are some urban places to visit as the Plaza de Armas, modern architecture. There are panoramic sights of the natural environment that encircles Bagua Chica. You can visit the Iglesia Matriz of Bagua (Church) without leaving the city that has stained glass windows inside.
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This nightclub is from the few nightlife bars that you can find in Bagua Chica. If you look for places to share a drink with friends, the bars of the hotel will be a very good and calm option.
Location: Calle Alfonso Ugarte with Jr. 28 de Julio
Hours: doesn’t say
Price: among s/ 15 and s/ 30
You will find a large variety of dishes made of the freshest fishes and shellfishes, but also you will have creole dishes, dypical of the coastal peruvian cities.
Location: Jr. 28 de Julio
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The restaurant Camotitos provides diverse choices for lunch or dinner but, as all good restaurant of Camana, the specialty is plates whose main ingredient is prawns. The “chupe de camarones” that you will taste here is just exquisite, highly recommended to the people that taste for the first time the seasoning of Camana. You will be very satisfied with the food, served in abundant portions.
Location: Jr. Arequipa N°339
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 2
In this museum you can find two exhibitions where you can compare the different periods in Bagua’s history. In the first period you can see fossil remains found in Retema, that belong to the marine animals of the Late Cretaceous period. The second period shows the main discoveries of the archaeological remains of the bagua culture: from pottery to tools and a funeral vase.
Location: Jr. Los Cedros cdra. 5
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 5
This museum was created by the owner of the exhibition pieces, Angel Jauregui Samora, who wants to preserve the collection in good conditions and promote tourism. Inside the museum you will see copies of the fossil remains found in the area of Bagua as the Titanosaurio and the Baguatherium jaureguii, among other objects of the moche, chimum and nazca cultures.
Location: at one hour from the district of La Peca
Hours: doesn’t say
Price: free entrance
For the most experienced explorers, the cave represents a nice challenge. Its inside has large and narrow passages, very rough, with a variety of stalactites and stalagmites of prominent size.
Location: at 55.3 mi (89 km) from the city (at 387 meters above the sea level)
Hours: doesn’t say
Price: free entrance
Learn about the lifestyle of the man who lives in harmony with the nature in this community where you will make homestay tourism, getting to know more about the ancestral traditions of the natives. You will be surrounded by diverse flora and fauna of enchanting landscapes and the nice atmosphere of hospitality that the inhabitants offer you.
Location: at 15.5 mi (25 km) from the city
This tourist attraction, just ideal for the speleology amateurs (caves exploration), is a trekking route very crowded for the ones who enjoy a good trekking in a natural environment. There are also horse rides that last about 1 to 2 hours. In both cases it’s an excellent experience, very healthy and calm.
It’s a very consumed dish in the city of Bagua, due to the variety of ingredients and flavors the plate has. It was created due to the need of cooking using local ingredients, since there are not so many foods, but with the passing of time it reached great popularity in the main cities of the jungle. It’s prepared with banana, mint, peas, pork skin, beans, salt, cummin and achiote.
The guinea pig is the main ingredient of this popular dish, very consumed in part of the Amazonian cities (and other regions of Peru). For its preparation the guinea pig is fried until it’s gold-colored and crunchy, to be served then in a stew of peanut and chilly pepper, boiled potato and an onion gravy.
Here are some of the most popular dropping points in Bagua Chica. Please note that these locations generally differ with each bus operator. The bus dropping points in Bagua Chica are as follows:
| Festividad del Santo Patron San Juan Bautista | (June the 24th) | The history of this patron saint festival is curious, since originally the settlers of Bagua chose as patron saint to San Pedro, until the arrival of immigrants from Cajamarca, who started the tradition of worshipping to San Juan Bautista. The situation became complicated since there were conflicts among the people who preferred one celebration rather than the other. At the end the parish priest called together to a massive voting that made history due to its peculiarity, being the patron saint of Bagua at the end San Juan Bautista. From June the 24th to the 29th there are cultural and religious activities in the city, don’t you miss them! |