Location: Andahuaylas
Top Things to do in Andahuaylas
Top Restaurants in Andahuaylas
The 5 Best Things to Do in Andahuaylas, Peru
Andahuaylas (Quechua Antawaylla, anta copper, waylla meadow, "copper meadow") is a Peruvian city. It is the capital of the Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac Region. It is known as the pradera de los celajes (Spanish for "prairie of colored clouds"). Its approximate population of 63 000 inhabitants makes it the first largest city in the region.
Restaurants in Andahuaylas
1. Laguna de Pacucha
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4.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By travelnod
Well worth a visit , beautiful lake with some fantastic local restaurants on the shore. The trout was so fresh it was almost still swimming, take a look at Sondor up the hill at the south end of the lake
2. Sondor Archaeological Site
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4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By Raymundo02 - Panajachel, Guatemala
The Sondor archeological site is about 30km outside Andahuaylas, and beautiful Lake Pacucha lies about an hour’s walk downhill.
Sondor was home to the Chankas (1000-1450 AD) and later conquered by the Incas (1450-1532). It has a stunning mountaintop setting, with verdant fields clinging to steep slopes below and Mountains soaring beyond river Valleys on either side. Restored constructions include a massive pyramid, housing, and walls with trapezoidal niches in classic Inca style. There are also unreconstructed walls. It takes about an hour to tour the site (2 soles entrance).
Lake Pacucha is ringed by modest adobe settlements and fields. It makes a pleasant stroll downhill from Sondor.
In Andahuaylas, catch a colectivo van at the corner of Av. Martinelli and Av. Casafranca (3 soles). Confirm with the driver that he’s going to Sondor, not just the lake. You'll need to walk the last kilometer up to the site. To return, colectivo vans and taxis pick passengers up around the lake.
3. Complejo Arqueologico de Curamba
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
It is an Inca administrative center. Curamba presents a rather unique urban planning, distinguishing various sectors comprising a large square, a truncated two levels (ushnu) and a kallanka pyramid. Around the plaza there are 50 architectural structures of rectangular and square, grouped in sets or "courts" with internal squares.
Reviewed By Jader Mauricio R - Colombia
si se trato de conocer devbes visitar todos los lugares turisticos hay muchas cosas por explorar y esta es una buena opcion.
4. Bosque de piedras
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5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Alessia A
El bosque de piedras en pampachiri es un lugar no muy visitado, pero realmente vale la pena ponerlo en la lista de lugares por conocer, es mágico.
