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Camaná to Lima

From PEN 60.00

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About Camana

Camana was founded as a Spanish villa in November 1539 by Francisco Pizarro under the name of Villa Hermosa de Camana, with the purpose of establishing a urban center that served as nexus between the City of the Kings (Lima) and Cusco. However, th...e Villa Hermosa was moved to Arequipa when there were climate complications in the territory of Camana, reason why it’s said that Arequipa was founded. It was in 1839, in the republic period, that Villa de Camana was raised to the category of city.

Travel tips for Camana

-The city of Camana is the capital of the province with the same name, that belongs to the department of Arequipa.-It’s located at just 112 mi (180 km) from the White City (Arequipa). The route takes about 3 hours, on the highway.-The tourist means in Camana are, in general of recreation, due to the geographic conditions and for having 24.8 mi (40 km) of beaches.-The beaches represent the biggest potential for tourism, since they are among the best of the Peruvian south. The high season, when the beaches in Camana are crowded, is the summer, from December to March.-Camana is the exit way to the sea for Arequipa, so it’s the favourite place of holidays for the people of Arequipa in summer.Camana is a city- small town. It won’t be difficult to get around by foot to get to the beaches or other places; bu...t if you look for shorten the distances and transportation time, then you can have low-cost “combis” and some “mototaxis” where you will pay s/ 1 and s/ 2 to places close to the downtown (for long-distances the rates could be s/ 4 and s/ 7 per person.Camana is a calm town, but just in the low season. The important dates and in summer the city and the beaches are very crowded, what increase the tourist activity in an unreasonable way that is worse due to the shortage of an adequate infrastructure. Those days you have to take special care not to be stolen or loosing valuable objects, since the urban situation can be chaotic. Spend the new year in Camana is amazing, but it can also turn on a bad experience, due to the disarray of the nightlife. Enjoy Camana, but try to keep in mind those recommendations.

Camana weather

Best time to visit Camana

The best period of time to visit Camana is beginning of November, when the Anniversary of the city is celebrated, and there are lots of activities to participate at.

Climate in Camana

-The climate in Camana is pleasant since it’s mild and dry most of the year. The average temperatures do not exceed 77 °F (25 °C) in summer. In winter the coldest temperatures do not descend more than 50 °F (10 °C). The climate is desert and the rains are not frequent.

The things to do in Camana

Camaná is located on the western center of Arequipa department and it's one of the 8 provinces that constitute it. The main tourist attraction is the beaches circuit that spreads along the Pacific Ocean. The most busy beaches are: La Punta, Camaná, Cerrillos, El Chorro and Las Cuevas. Camaná is famous for its archeological sites and traditional dishes. The Petroglifos o...f Quilca are also part of the archeological tourism and you can visit them in Camaná. Those "petroglifos" are big stones that photograph scenes of hunt by draws made by the ancient fishermen of the pre-Incan period. One of the typical dishes of the local gastronomy (considered one of the best of the South of Peru) is the "chupe de camarones"; it's a kind of shrimp soup.

Nightlife in Camana

The best nightclubs and bars of Camana are located close to the beaches (the most famous are located in the beach La Punta).

Aqua Bar Discoteca

Location: Plaza Grau, close to the beach La Punta
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The best entertainment experience and nightlife you will find in this exclusive and modern nightclub in front of the sea in Camana. The prices to consume are quite elevated, but the atmosphere and the events they do worth it.

Discoteca Vampiros Bar

Location: at the beach La Punta
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Where to eat in Camana?

Restaurant Barucci

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.

Camotitos

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.

The tourist places to see in Camana are:

Archaeological Museum Jose Maria Quimper

Location: at 12.4 mi (20 km) from the city, in El Cardo district
Hours: doesn’t say
Price: doesn’t say
At this museum you will appreciate close to 10000 years of history, in a tour through the cultures Nasca, Paracas, Wari, Inca, among others that settled on the region. It worths it to take the time to get to know the museum, you can learn a lot about the history of the south peruvian coast.

Lagoons of Pucchun

Location: in one side of the Camana river
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
Those lagoons of Pucchun are little lakes, habitat and resting place for coastal and migratory birds. Some of the birds you will see in this natural ecosystem are: the blue heron, the parihuana (a sort of flamingo) and the pelican, among others.

Quilca Port

Location: at 20.5 mi (33 km) from the city, at 30 minutes
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
It’s the most important port among the districts of the Camana province. It’s famous for being the place where the hero Almirante Miguel Grau Seminario, during the Pacific war, achieved a great feat, evading all the Chilean fleet, on board of the Monitor Huascar. It’s a good place for practicing ecotourism, submarine hunting and admiring the wonderful view over the twilight of Camana.

Cerrillos beach

Location: km 845 of the Panamericana Sur
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
This beach is one of many that offers Camana to its visitors, although this one is among the most visited; its pleasant warm climate and a sea of peaceful waters make fall in love all the visitors.

The things to do in Camana

Beaches circuit

Location: La Punta Camana, Cerrillos, el Chorro, Quilca, Honoratos, Las Cuevas, among many others. We already mentioned that Camana has the best beaches of the south coast and they are usually crowded due to their variety and warm climate, but besides that they are visited by the people who practice water sports as surf, sports fishing or the scuba diving. To go to those beaches you will have to go across 6 to 25 mi (10 to 40 km) from the city of Camana (the route won’t take more than 30 minutes).

Typical dishes in Camana

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The plates of the cooking in Camana are prepared mostly with prawn and shellfish, since those animals are abundant in its sea. Your palate will be very satisfied tasting the flavors that those pottages offer.

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It’s prepared with chilly pepper, garlic, cummin, onion, pumpkin, field beans, sprawns, corn, egg, cheese, huacatay, milk, oil, rice and salt.

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As its name indicates, it’s a typical “ceviche” marinated with lemon juice and onions. But the “ceviche de camarones” is cooked previously in a pot with boiled water for 15 or 30 seconds. Then it’s mixed up with all the ingredients and you let the lemon juice to marinate the dish.

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It’s another exquisite dish that you can prepare with the prawn of Camana. For the preparation 2 dozens of peeled prawn tails well washed,flour, green chilly pepper, onion, garlic, pepper, salt and oil. You coat with crumbs the prawn tails in a mixture of flour, salt, pepper and other spices to fry them in abundant oil until they are gold-colored and crunchy. They are served with manioc or potatoes.

Accomodations in Camana

In the city of Camana you won’t find many options to lodge. A lot of the accomodations have high rates, due to the few offer and huge demand in the high seasons (summer and important dates), so you won’t find a low-cost hotel nor a inn that is totally satisfactory.

Important dates in Camana

Anniversary of Camana	(November the 9th)	During the first weeks of November you can live the festive spirit that celebrates the anniversary of the Spanish foundation of the city with diverse activities, among the ones you can find the Corso de la Amistad, made in all the Av. Mariscal Castilla. Besides that you can get the best out of the gastronomy fairs and raft competitions made on the Punta Colorada bridge. The top day of this festival is November the 9th.
Festival of the Virgen de la Asunta	(August)	In this patron saint festival the locals from Camana pay tribute to the image of the Virgen de la Asunta with processions, liturgies and cultural events. The festival’s origin is a miracle that calmed the sea violence, safeguarding the integrity of the city in 1969; the miracle is attributed to this virgin.

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Climate in Camana

The things to do in Camana

Nightlife in Camana

Nightlife in Camana

Aqua Bar Discoteca

Discoteca Vampiros Bar

Where to eat in Camana?

Restaurant Barucci

Camotitos

The tourist places to see in Camana are:

Archaeological Museum Jose Maria Quimper

Lagoons of Pucchun

Quilca Port

Cerrillos beach

The things to do in Camana

Beaches circuit

Typical dishes in Camana

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Accomodations in Camana

Important dates in Camana

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