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The best time to visit Desaguadero is in September, the period when the climate is less cold, there are less rains and its celebrated the important date of Virgen de la Natividad.
-The climate in Ferreñafe and the nearby cities is warm and semi-tropical, with temperatures that oscillate from 64.4 °F (18 °C) and 75.2 °F (24 °C) in summer time.-From February to April the rains are recurring and in some cases intense. It you travel in that period, be prepared, in some cases the streets are flooded.
Location: Av. Mariscal Cáceres 325
Hours: 7:00 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.
Price: Doesn’t say
A modern nightclub located at the entrance of the city, where you will have fun with varied shows and you will dance at the rythm of the best music selected by the most experienced DJs from the North coast. The price of the drinks as vodka may be expensive to you, but it’s because there is no a lot of nightlife offer in Ferreñafe.
Location: Calle 13 de Diciembre, 110
Hours: doesn’t say
Price: doesn’t say
Location: Calle Tacna cdra. 3
Hours: doesn’t say
Price: doesn’t say
Find the best cured meat at this typical of Ferreñafe food, where everything is accompanied by a refreshing and concentrated chicha de jora.
Location: Calle Garavito 256 P.J. Túpac Amaru
Hours: doesn’t say
Price: doesn’t say
Do you look for a 100% typical experience? In this cheap and spicy restaurant you will obtain it tasting its “espesado”, “sopa de choclo” or the popular “causa ferreñafana”.
Location: between Bolivar and Prolongacion Union, in the downtown
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
The features of its square refer to a typical Spanish style, with large spaces, green areas and an ornamental fountain, brought directly from Spain in 1857. This square is the main scenary of the civic activities of the province for being the capital.
Location: in front of the Plaza de Armas
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance
Founded in 1864, the church of Santa Lucia has a baroque colonial architectural style that can be appreciated in its twin towers, its front, and inside, where there is a retable of the 18th century. The church took to be built 130 days and is made of brick, gypsum and adobe in its structure. You will admire beautiful details as the shield of the church that has as emblem the blue eyes of Santa Lucia, as a symbol of its saint martyrdom.
Location: Nicanor Carmona n° 601 - 603
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance
This old mansion of republic style was an exclusive club where took place the meetings of the political and social elite. There was even a mute cinema in its rooms called “Pathé”. It’s the only mansion of Lambayeque that has such architecture, with an arch held by columns. Nowadays it’s quite deteriorated.
Location: Av. Batan Grande cdra. 9, on the highway to Pitipo
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 8 (adults), s/ 3 (students), s/ 1 (schoolchildren)
You will find a lot of museums in Peru, but few as the Museo Nacional de Sican, started in 2001 as part of a cultural project of Peru and Japan. The museum harbors a great collection of archaeological remains belonging to the Sican culture, found in Batan Grande. The experience of going through the museum and its rooms is unique, and it stands out for the contents presented in a teaching way.
Location: at 7 mi (11.5 km) to the north of the city (15 min by car)
Hours: Monday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Price: s/ 10 (adults) - s/ 5 (teenagers and children)
The historic sanctuary of Forest of Pomac is a protected area where you will find nature, adventure and archaeological places, the perfect ensemble for the people who like a complete experience. Birdswatching will be one of the activities that you will enjoy in this forest of majestic carob trees that you can see on its leafy nature. You have also the option of visiting the archaeological center where you will learn about the ancestral culture of Sican.
Location: Sanctuary of the forest of Pomac
Enjoy a cavalcade through this natural and historic route that includes archaeological sites as the Huaca Las Ventanas or the legendary millenary tree, a huge carob that dates from hundreds of years. This tour can be taken in the same sanctuary, although there are agencies that offer it from Chiclayo and Ferreñafe, which include guided tours, food and transportation (from the hotel to the Sanctuary and return).
This emblem dish of the northern cities can be prepared in different ways depending on the place and chef. In general the kid is seasonned with garlic, pepper, salt, cummin and “chicha de jora” (a typical drink) and then it’s macerated for some hours. Then a dressing of onions and garlic is prepared to add to the kid. After that liquefied coriander is left to cook for an hour. Normally the kid is accompanied rice, mannioc and beans.
This plate is a variable of the traditional “causa”, but with a northern flavor. The ingredients to prepare it are boiled potato, sweet potato, manioc, corn and banana, all of it mashed until it’s as mush, and then it’s seasonned with pepper, salt, lemon juice and oil. To this preparation is added a cooked onion and finally on the center they add a portion of fried fish.
This exquisite soup is made of soaked bread and hen soup. It’s also prepared a special dressing of onion, garlic, chilly pepper and saffron that is mixed with the bread. Then all the ingredients are boiled until they’re ready. At the end fried bananas are added to the soup. You can take it with white rice if you wish.
It’s a typical dish that consists of a soup prepared with grated corn and cow soup. To the soup they add pumpkin and green beans.
Here are some of the most popular dropping points in Ferreñafe. Please note that these locations generally differ with each bus operator. The bus dropping points in Ferreñafe are as follows:
| Festividad del Señor de la Justicia | (April 25th / October the 25th) | This festival is celebrated since 1932 twice a year, in April and October. The previous days to the central celebration there are different activities and among them stand out the music bands and serenades. The central days are April and October the 25th and start with noisy fireworks, followed by peals and the joyful music of the bands. After the main mass the image of the Señor de la Justicia is taken in a procession through the most important streets of Ferreñafe city. Ending the day of the festival, attractive pyrotechnic castles are burnt and people dance at the rythm of a joyful music. |
| Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen | (July, the 7th to the 21st) | The image of the virgin is located in the Santa Lucia church, where parishioners have a meeting to pray and for the mass, previous to the preparations to take in pilgrimage the image, all of it with the company of the Army music band. |
