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We recommend you visit Pampas at the end of January, so you can coincide with the Patronal Feast of the Virgin Most Puro of Pampas.
Due to it belonging to the Quechua region, Pampas is known for having a mild and rainy weather. Winter in particular is dry and mild, but frigid cold during the night, with an average temperature which varied between 53 and 56°F, but that can descend down to 35.6°F during the night.
Built initially in the year 1829, it had to be rebuilt in the year 1930 due to a huge fire in 1900. The structure of the parish is very peculiar, with an style which sports some Baroque influences.
Located in the main plaza of the city. Its construction finished in the year 2002 and now hosts most of the administrative offices of the municipality.
Location: 247, Jr. Cordova
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Restaurant which specializes in chinese food.
It’s one of the most typical and famous plates of Huancayo, although today is eaten all over the country. It’s a dish based on potato, served with lettuce and boiled egg. The sauce is made of chilly pepper (but you take out some seeds so it’s not too spicy), salty biscuits and white cheese. If you haven’t tasted it yet, you will love it!
The name of the plate is the way of cooking it, with a pot on the ground. It comes with several meats: cow, pork, guinea pig and rabbit. And a spice of huacatay plant leafs. All is served with potatoes, sweet potato, field beans and ground corn. After it you won’t be hungry!
Its a very nourishing soup with ingredients as peeling wheat, peas, cow meet, charqui (dried meat), pork skin and field beans. It’s very typical in Huancayo and surroundings.
The leafs of the mustard plant are collected and boiled. Then a seasoning is made with onion, garlic and sliced potatoes; To the seasoning it’s added the boiled leafs and it’s all servec with cancha (a kind of toasted corn).
Here are some of the most popular dropping points in Pampas. Please note that these locations generally differ with each bus operator. The bus dropping points in Pampas are as follows:
| Patronal Feast of the Most Pure Virgin of Pampas | 20th of January | Patronal feast in honor of the town’s beloved virgin. After a mass, several processions, parades and activities are held during the week, until the 24th, which ends with a bullfight and the election of the next year’s mayordomo. |
| Llantacuy Feast | October | Feast which tries to emulate a grooms proposal to a bride. During the feast several trees are cut down and carried around the city by men, and parades with festivo music are carried on through the whole town |
