| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chulucanas to Lima | 14:00 | 15:40 | BOOK NOW |
| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
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| Lima to Chulucanas | 12:30 | 14:40 | BOOK NOW |
| Huaura to Chulucanas | 16:10 | 17:10 | BOOK NOW |
The best time to visit Chulucanas is in June, for the Feria Agropecuaria Artesanal (agriculture and livestock fair, with lots of activities to participate in).
-The climate in Chulucanas is desert and has an average temperature of 77 °F (25 °C).-There is a rainy season that goes from January to April, being the most rainy March; the rest of the year is nearly dry.
Location: Ca. Junín 1345
Hours: no available information
Price: no available information
Enjoy dancing in all the rooms of the nightclub Faborit, enjoy a fun night with your travel mates and taste drinks and cocktails that are provided in the bar while you listen to the live invited DJ; there are also themed parties with special artists from all around the country.
Location: Calle María Parado de Bellido #100 - Int. 2
Hours: 03:00 p.m. to 03:00 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays
Price: no available information
Discover this new proposal of amusement in hours morning-night listening the mixes of the best DJs from the area, taking the most refreshing drinks and varied cocktails of the drinks menu and enjoy dancing with your friends until late at night.
Location: Jr. Ica 100 Morropón
Hours: 08:00 a.m. - 16:00 p.m.
Price: no available information
Enjoy the gastronomic experience of Chulucanas with the diversity of dishes that you can taste at this ceviche restaurant. We recommend you seco de chabelo, seco de pollo, pescado rebozado, tacacho con cecina, among others.
Location: Jr. Ica N°809.
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 19:00 p.m.
Price: no available information
There is a great offer of ceviches, shellfish, soups and rices with fresh fishes. La 26 waits for you in a welcoming place and the special seasoning of Piura.
Location: Libertad 656
Hours: no available information
Price: no available information
The Chepeano has 26 years of experience and propose diverse dishes from the jungle and from the mountains; one of the specialties is the ceviche. Its a tidy place with a pleasant service.
Location: downtown of the city, crossing point of Jr. Apurimac with Libertad
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
The main square receives all the visitors who can enjoy the gardens that include plants from the area, resting under the shadow of the intense heat of the city and to have a fast access to diverse places of interest in the city. Close to the square you can find the Cathedral of Sagrada Familia, which has a plain but attractive desing.
Location: at 1312 feet (400 meters) from the Plaza de Armas
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
Its a natural viewpoint that offers a beautiful view of the whole city of Chulucanas. The Nananique hill was declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation since there were found archaeological remains of ceremonial temples and semi underground houses, which could be a sign of a culture that settled the place. However, thos remains are covered up, since the authorities are not interested in the area and the human settlements located nearby can harm them.
Location: in the outskirts of the city
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
This river allows to the travelers to do natural routes while in its banks you can contemplate the diversity of plants and trees of the area. The weekends the locals swim in the waters if and when its flow is not so high.
Location: close to the property Guasimal
Hours: no available information
Price: no available information
This hill was an important ceremonial center to the Vicus culture, and besides there are recognized burial places where there have been found graves with the shape of a boot, what makes imagine that down there were put diverse funeral offerings. Its not possible to obtain clear details of the area, due to the constant sacking that suffered in previous periods, but there are signs of worked metal tools and human bodies in a rare state called land of dead, which is a dark color dust that apparently is due to the incineration of the human body.
Location: at 3,10 mi (5 km) from the city of Chulucanas
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
Its one of the most important handicrafts center of the region, of which pottery objects have its origin in the vicus culture. Costumbrist images are drawn as well as the lifestyle of the settlers and their traditions, although in the last years the locals have painted also more modern scenes, without abandon the art that characterizes them.
Location: the town of Panecillos, at 6,2 mi (10 km) from Chulucanas
Hours: no available information
Price: no available information
Enjoy the crystalline and cold waters of this river where you will have a relaxing and refreshing moment to face the heat of the Piura environment. In the surroundings there is also access to beaultiful river pools surrounded by nature.
Location: Motocross circuit of Yapatera Chulucanas
This sport has been practiced in the area due to its ideal field to do impressive jumps and for being a natural and challenging obstacle land. In the route it can occur falls and hits, but the excitement and adrenalin that you feel when jumping in the air with the motorbike compensate all of it.
Location: La Encantada
The district of Chulucanas is specialized in the creation of flashy ceramics with the style called in negative, which gives a special feature to the produced piece, being black the predominant color. In different places of the city and in nearby towns you can acquire those pieces which have a fine finish and are product of the vicus and tallan cultures style. Some objects are not just decoratives, but also useful as vases and jugs.
It's similar to the pachamanca serrana, a dish made of the mutton head and leg; it's seasoned with garlic, chili pepper, coriander, salt and pepper, among other ingredients and a clay pot is put in a hot oven with carob tree firewood. It's served with potato and lettuce leafs, an unforgettable flavor!
Small pieces of kid meat seasoned with tomato, garlic, salt and pepper, with rice, beans or manioc give to this dish a special flavor, don't you miss it during your step in Chulucanas. You can also eat it with a tamal verde (a salty corn pastry).
Delicious fried banana slices that are seasoned with garlic, pepper, cumin, chilly pepper, onion and tomato go with a dried meat that can be frayed or grounded and is served with potato and lettuce, an exquisite to taste in Chulucanas.
Fresh fish cut in pieces that the locals add salt, pepper, and coriander, lemon juice and the not to be missed spicy flavor of the large chili. This dish is quite refreshing to face the heat of the city and served with the called canchita -a famous Peruvian garnish- and sweet potato.
It's a drink from the Inca's period, made of ferment corn and of unique flavor, reason why it's not rare that in the Incan period this drink was taken in ceremonies and important events.
| Anniversary of the Morropon province | January | Once a year is celebrated the anniversary of the politic creation of the province that includes parades, beauty competitions, artists presentations and music shows which commemorate this important date. |
| Fiesta de San Sebastián o San Chabaquito | January | Its a religious celebration that worships San Sebastian, also called Chabaquito; during this period it usually rains and in the past it didnt rain or it rained too much the legend says the locals had to wash the image in the river. The celebration starts in Yapatera, but the spectators go to Chulucanas. During the celebration days there are food shops in the streets, devoted and not devoted who celebrate the important date and there are various religious activities. |
| Easter | March | Its a religious festival that join the catholic people to commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus in the cross and his divine rebirth; there is a crowded procession with the image of the Lord throughout the streets, there are masses and open-air dances and the people contemplate the burning of castles with fireworks as a party while music bands go with them during the route. |
| Feria Agropecuaria Artesanal | June | In June takes place the agriculture and livestock handicraft fair, where diverse artisans and artists exhibit their works in order to not forgetting the importance of this art. Besides that, as part of the event there are passacaglia, pottery competitions, painting, folcklore groups, games for children, among other activities to cheer up the spectators. |