Where to eat in Jaen?
Restaurant Turístico Lactobac
Location: Jr. Simón Bolivar 1379
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 15 on average
Facing the Plaza de Armas, the Lactobac is one of the most visited restaurants by locals and visitors, due to the varied menu that propose breakfasts, lunches and dinners. The specialy of the house is pollo a la brasa (roasted chicken) with a drink of chicha morada, a delicious temptation that you can not resist.
Restaurante La Cabaña
Location: Calle Bolivar 1332
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 12 - s/ 30
This snack bar - restaurant - juice shop - chicken shop (that also prepares grills and marine food based in fishes and shellfish), you will find a large variety of foods, juices and drinks to take at any moment of the day. The restaurant has rooms to enjoy a great breakfast, lunch or diner in a comfortable way.
Chifa Vegetariano Fuente de Vida
Location: Calle Mariscal Castilla 421
Hours: There is no information
Price: There is no information.
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The tourist places to see in Jaen are:
Plaza de Armas de Jaen
Location: between the streets Av. Bolivar and Mariscal Castilla
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
This square is considered one of the most beautiful of the coutry. You can find green areas, trees, palm trees, and places to sit down and a fountain in plate shape of great size in the center. From there you can admire the Iglesia Catedral, the municipality and the mountains that surround the city.
Iglesia Catedral de Jaen
Location: at 20 meters from the Plaza de Armas
Hours: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance
It's a modern architecture construction where you can see the image of the Huamantanga Christ, patron saint of the city and the image of la Virgen del Rosario, an sculpture that dates from the first years of the colonial period. The central nave has a height of 15 meters. Inside you can appreciate colored stained glass windows that also decorate the tower of the clock, that has nearly 30 meters of height, and you can admire it in one side of the main entrance.
Museo Regional Hermógenes Mejía Solf
Location at 1 mi (2 km) from the Plaza de Armas, inside the “Instituto Tecnológico 4 de Junio de 1821”
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance (asking the permission to the owner)
It's the emblem museum of Jaen city. Inside you will find archaeological remains of the pakamuros and the main cultures of the Amazonia as pottery, goldsmithing, tools, among others. You will also appreciate anthropology exhibitions, art, nature, paleontology and archaeology.
Thermal waters El Almendral
Location: at 15.5 mi (25 km) from Jaen, close to the intersection of the Chamaya and Maranon rivers
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 1
At this natural thermal waters there is a high concentration of minerals (iron and sulfur); you can soothe the muscular illnesses and ease the tension of the travel. The temperature of the water is between 95 °F (35 °C) and 113 °F (45 °C).
Jardin Botanico de Jaen
Location: at 2.4 mi (4 km) to the south-east of the city (10 min. by car)
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: free entrance
With mostly one hectare, the bothanic garden harbors more than 200 species of flora from the region (native and introduced later) as orchids, begonias and many others, among the ones some endangered. Inside there is a greenhouse for the plants that do not require sun light to live. Probably you are not the only visitor, since it's a very visited place by locals and foreigners. A peculiarity of the garden, besides the nice environments, is that you can acquire at an affordable price varieties of flowers and plants that are located inside.
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The things to do in Jaen
Ecoturismo en el Bosque Señor de Huamantanga
Location: in the little towns of La Virginia and Cascarilla, district of Jaen
Hours: all day
Price: free entrance
This misty forest of lush nature is an area of preservation for the endangered species. You will be fascinated to see the incomparable Gallito de las Rocas, one of the most representative bird species of the Peruvian jungle, or the magic tapir, protagonist of legends of the Amazonia.
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Typical dishes in Jaen
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It's pork meat fried in its own fat. It's served with corn of cut kernels off or husked wheat, with onion sauce as you like.
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It's a soup meat that is seasoned with garlic, onion and mint, that you add potatoes, cheese, eggs and paico (a spice)
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It's dough prepared with choclo (corn) and a seasoning of garlic, butter, cheese, and egg yolk. It's put on a panca (corn leaf) that has cheese slices. It's cooked steamed. It's a delicious appetizer.
There are other dishes that you should taste as mechado de res, shurumbo, picante de papa con cuy frito, carne seca con chifles. You can take it with one of the typical drinks of Jaen as guayusa and rompope.
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