By Air

Airports nearest to Huacho are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Paramonga Airport (distanced approximately 54 km)
Lima-Callao Airport (distanced approximately 120 km)
Las Palmas (Mil) Airport (distanced approximately 130 km)
Anta Airport (distanced approximately 200 km)
Huanuco Viejo Airport (distanced approximately 200 km)

By Bus

The service of external and interprovincial transport is mainly by buses or vans, in rare cases used cars, especially for the cities of Sayan and Barranca.Transportation to the city of Lima is operated by 6 transport companies operating in the terminal Huacho land, transport to the north of the country's operating companies transport 8 in the Bridge area Huaura.Travel frequency is usually daily with a wait interval of 15 minutes.

By Road

The road system and transportation so interconnected Huacho operates on three levels: National, regional and local operation and maintains the city simultaneously.National: The Pan American Short North whose line transversely to the city.It plans to build its second road and 4 interchanges, ensuring the direct flow without interruption, in the Pan and the city.Regional: the road Huacho Sayan (Paved) - Churin Oyon - Yanahuanca Ambo provides total paving Huacho Way - Both for better interconnection with regions of Huanuco, Pasco and Ucayali.Local: From the local perspective, the city has a quadratic internal configuration with a diagonal road system connecting the enclosure of the districts of Huacho Hualmay, Carquin, Santa Maria, Huaura and the Southern Cone.

Bandurria Archaeological Site, The enchanted lake, Chorrillos Beach, Plaza de Armas, National Reserve Lachay, Albufera Paradise

Bandurria Archaeological Site

The Archaeological Site Bandurria owes its name to be located in the Pampa de la Bandurria, a small bird that was typical of the area (Theristicus Branicknii) is located 10 km south of Huacho and is one of the oldest civilizations America.With a length of around 5,000 years, corresponding chronologically to the period known as Late Archaic or Late Preceramic covering the years from about 4,000 to 2,000 BC.The archaeological site is located Bandurria in Huacho district, province of Huaura, Lima in Peru, in the area called Playa Chica to kilometer 141 of the Panamericana Norte.The archaeological site covers an area of 54 hectares and is being studied by a team led by archaeologist Alejandro Chu graduated from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima.

The enchanted lake

A 10 km.east of the city we see the enchanted lake as a result of leaks and irrigation, Laguna Encantada home in the ecosystem several species of birds and lush vegetation.One attraction of this lake are boating.The Holy Week is one of the most popular religious activities by the people of Huacho and those who come from different places to reunion with God.

Chorrillos Beach

The Malecon Rocca of Chorrillos Beach is one of the major attractions of the city.One of the engines for its construction was Benjamin Rocca, Mayor of the Province of Chancay (Huaura today), the year 1910, involving its halls, swimming pools, railings and ornamentation of the place.

Plaza de Armas

It is the focal point for all sorts of events and happenings.Throughout its history been changed, at the time of the Indians was a reduction of farm horses and mules, then from 1878 had a basin of water in its central part, but the intervention was most striking in 1949 when the renovation was complete from the main square with gardens, curbs and ornamental poles and construction of a pergola in the central part inspired by the shape of a watch, as it has twelve columns representing each of the hours and the shape of the upper structure resembles the timers and second hands.

National Reserve Lachay

Located northwest of the city of Huaral and south end of Huacho District, at the height of 105 km of the road Panamericana Norte.From there a dirt road leads 7 km in 20 minutes by car to the entrance to the Reserve (do not need a 4x4 truck).This ecosystem is a representative sample of the hills with vegetation that is found only in Peru and northern Chile.It is an ecosystem based on the mist, so that there is only green in the winter months coast (June to September).

Albufera Paradise

Located 11 km.south of Huacho is the result of seepage from irrigation Santa Rosa, has a length of 8 kilometers divided into two ponds.They have identified 19 species of plants, 106 species of resident and migratory birds, two species of fish and reptiles.

June - September

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