Chincha Bus

Location: Pasaje La Paz 142, Villa Julia - Sunampe
Hours: doesn’t say
Price: doesn’t say
It’s the best disco to end the week with fun, music and good drinks. In Arcadia you will find a good atmosphere surrounded by friends, or meeting people with festive spirit.

Location: Carretera Panamericana Sur km. 196Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 17 - s/ 34:
The dishes you will find at this restaurant are from typical to regional. You can taste a forceful carapulcra or a creole dish served in a plentiful way.

Location: at 9.3 mi (15 km) from the city, district of El Carmen
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 5
At 20 min by car from Chincha is located this typical mansion of the colonial period, built ending the 17th century. The main attractions are the beautiful hallways, the large patios -where there are objects used for the works typical of the period- the chapel of baroque style and the underground gallery, originally created to transport slaves in the colonial times.

Location: at 6.2 mi (10 km) to the south of the city
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
At this district the essence of the afroperuvian culture is concentrated. It’s common to see on the evenings and weekends a lot of activity on the streets, since the inhabitants are joyful and festive, and show it in each of the spontaneous and prodigious dances. At this place it’s also celebrated the most important festivals of Chincha, as the Festival del Verano Negro and the festival of Virgen del Carmen.

Location: at 19 mi (31 km) from the city, at the bank of the San Juan river
Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance
In this complex nearly 1000 figures on the stones of Huancor are represented in 30 centuries of history of the ancient settlers of Chincha. The stones show how was the life of the first people from Chincha, considered experts sailors and distinguished businessmen of the old Peru.

Location: at 5 mi (8 km) from the Panamericana Sur, at 8 min by car from the city
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 5 (adults) - s/ 2 (children)
It was the original capital of the territory of the chincha culture (1200 AD - 1450 AD) made up of pyramids from where you can observe the chinchan sea and the nearby country houses. Its original structure was modified by the inca people, who added elements of their architecture after the conquest to the chincha population.

Location: at 6.2 mi (10 km) from the city, at the town of Grocio Prado
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance
In this place lived Melchora Saravia Tasayco, popularly known as “la Melchorita”, who dedicated her life to the Catholic faith and to take care of poor and sick people. Afterher death in 1951, her house was transformed in a center of worship, that is the origin of the sanctuary that takes her name.

The islands of Chincha are 3 islands, famous in the 19th century for being the main source to obtain guano, that was used until 1874, when it ended. From the district of Tambo de Mora at some kilometers from the city of Chincha you can start a tour to the islands, home of the guano birds, ideal to all the lovers of nature observation or birdwatching.

The place known as “las laderas” is one of the favourite points by the adrenalin and adventure sports. From the laderas which are at 60 to 200 meters of height you can start the flight on paragliding, from the Chincha valley to the Cañete valley, which roundtrip take about 4 hours. There is no comparable experience, just unforgettable.

This popular dessert is obtained of boiling the quince with blonde sugar, whisking the mix with a stick laddle. The result is a dessert between solid and jellied of dark red color, a simple delicacy!

Made of white corn, pork, chilly pepper, peanuts, black olives and boiled egg, they prepare a dough that recovers all the ingredients on a square shape. Once the mixture is ready the tamal is wrapped in a banana leaf, to be tied with little ropes. At the end it’s put into water for an hour until it’s cooked.