Refugio de Santiago

South Coast


This renovated colonial home a few kilometers west of Lunahuaná is the ultimate relaxing getaway. Rooms are rustic but elegant and the grounds feature a fragrant botanical garden and a restaurant that serves textbook local specialties (mains S34 to S54). The rates also include guided walks through the local orchards.


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1. Incahuasi

0.58 MILES

The most notable archaeological site in the Cañete Valley is Incahuasi, the rough-walled ruins of the military headquarters of the 10th Inca king Túpac…

2. Mirador

4.17 MILES

It’s a five-minute walk from the main plaza up to a scenic mirador (lookout) with great views of the town and its surrounding mountains.

3. Iglesia Santiago Apostal

4.3 MILES

Lunahuaná is small with little of architectural significance outside of its main square, which is crowned by the Iglesia Santiago Apostal dating from 1690…

4. La Reyna de Lunahuaná

8.21 MILES

A rustic bodega producing both wine and pisco (Peruvian grape brandy), venerable La Reyna de Lunahuaná presides over the main plaza in Catapalla, about…

5. Catapalla

8.21 MILES

A tiny settlement 6km further up the valley from Lunahuaná, Catapalla is a traditional mountain village with quiet, traffic-free streets and a pretty…