San Jerónimo de Tunán


This Río Mantaro valley handicrafts village on the east side of the valley is known for its filigree silverwork.


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1. Hualhuas

2.47 MILES

This Río Mantaro handicrafts village on the east side of the valley is known for its wool products, including ponchos and weavings.

2. San Agustín de Cajas

4.06 MILES

This Río Mantaro handicrafts village on the east side of the valley is known for its wicker furniture.

3. Santa Rosa de Ocopa

5.38 MILES

Set around beautiful gardens and courtyards, this convent was originally built by Franciscans in the early 18th century as a center for missionaries…

4. Cochas Grande & Cochas Chico

6.8 MILES

These two villages on the east side of the valley, sometimes referred to jointly as Cochas, are the major production centers for the incised gourds that…

5. Parque de la Identidad Huanca

8.72 MILES

This fanciful park is full of stone statues of famous regional personalities, as well as miniature buildings representing the area’s culture. It's in the…

6. Museo Salesiano

9.01 MILES

Displays fauna epitomizing Peru's three contrasting geographic regions, plus pottery and archaeology exhibits. What is there is well-presented, but it…

7. Iglesia de La Merced

9.13 MILES

Huancayo's most attractive church, built in colonial style, and seat of the first Congress of Peru in 1839.

8. Laguna Ñahuimpuquio

9.16 MILES

Hemmed in by mountains, this body of water offers restaurants and boat rides. From the east shore a path climbs to a ridge for great valley views and the…