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Pisco weather
Best time to visit Pisco
The best period to visit Pisco is beginning of September, when the locals celebrate the Semana Turistica de Pisco.
Climate in Pisco
-The weather in Pisco is chararacterized for being desert and warm, with temperatures that reach 80.6 °F (27 °C) in summer, and descend to 53.6 °F (12 °C) in winter.-In some towns there are winds known as Paracas, famous for bringing sand remains and reaching the speed of 44 mph (70 km/h). Sunglasses will be helpful when those winds arrive, to protect your eyes.
The things to do in Pisco
Nightlife in Pisco
Taberna de Don Jaime
Location: Av. San Martín 203
Hours: it doesn’t say
Price: it doesn’t say
Mística
Location: it doesn’t say
Hours: it doesn’t say
Price: it doesn’t say
Rockola The House
Location: it doesn’t say
Hours: it doesn’t say
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Where to eat in Pisco?
El Conquistador
Location: Av. Fermin Tanguis 291
Hours: it doesn’t say
Price: from s/ 13 to s/ 47
At this restaurant you will find good food and a great variety, from local, national and international typical dishes. The atmosphere is very nice and the service is excellent, doubtless it’s among the best restaurants of Pisco.
As de Oros
Location: San Martin 472
Hours: it doesn’t say
Price: it doesn’t say
At this restaurant you will have unique exclusivity as no other restaurant in Pisco, with exquisite plates made with the best ingredients, all of it with the best quality and abundantly served. The only thing you must keep in mind is that delivery of the dishes takes time, due to the exhaustive preparation of the dishes. We recommend the ceviche mixto, pulpo al olivo and chicharron de calamar.
Puro Pisco Restaurant Gourmet
Location: Av. Genaro Medrano 460
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Price: it doesn’t say
A gourmet experience with a great view over the Pisco sea. If you look for a good food and have a low budget, don’t you doubt to visit this restaurant. The ceviche and other dishes will be a delight to your palate at luch time.
The tourist places to see in Pisco are:
Plaza de Armas de Pisco (main square)
Location: the downtown of the city
Hours: all day, but it’s better not to walk around late at night
Price: Free entrance
In the center of the square the monument to Don Jose de San Martin stands out, made in bronze by the Pisco artist Jose Luis Pena y Pena. The square is one of the largest and beautiful of the coast cities.
Palacio Municipal de Pisco (Municipal Palace)
Location: Palaza de Armas, downtown
Hours: it doesn’t say
Price: it doesn’t say
It was considered as one of the architectural jewels of the south coast, due to its Venecian style, although due to the earthquake of 2007 it was very damaged, until it was forgotten. Its front shows a glorious past that soon or late would come back with the same brightness of those days.
Museo Julio C. Tello
Location: at 13.6 mi (22 km) to the south of the city
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Price: It doesn’t say
If you are in the Reserva Nacional de Paracas, don’t miss the chance of getting to know this museum dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of the archaeological remains of the Paracas culture.
Tambo Colorado
Location: at 27.3 mi (44 km) to the east of the city, in the Humay district
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: s/ 2 (students) - s/ 7.5 (general)
Those ruins were a crossing point for the incas in the period when they expanded their power through the region of the south coast. Its name “Tambo” comes from Tampu (a resting place) and “colorado” due to the copper red color that predominate in the construction.
Reserva Nacional de Paracas
Location: at 12.4 mi (20 km) to the south-west of the city, in the Paracas district
Hours: it doesn’t say
Price: s/ 10
With nearly 335000 hectares, this reserve preserves an important part of the biodiversity of the South coast, besides the 114 archaeological remains of the nazca and paracas cultures placed in the territory.
Islas Ballestas
Hours: it doesn’t say
Price: s/ 15
Those islands are an ensemble of marine fauna, with the presence of guano birds, seals and friendly penguins. To get to those islands you can take a tour with comfortable motorboats, from where you will appreciate the marine life of the protected species.
The things to do in Pisco
Routes across the Pisco beach
Location: Pisco port
To make a route through the beaches area can be a very pleasant experience before and during the twilight. The view over the large landscape and the old dock of the beach will be the best of the visit. It’s just ideal if you look for a break from the daily hustle and bustle.
Typical dishes in Pisco
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It’s a delight made of mussels, ground chilly pepper, salt, pepper, cumin, oil and onion, all of it slow cooked for 15 minutes, served with bread and manioc.
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It’s a dish of exotic flavor made of one of the most common fishes of the Pisco sea. The ray is prepared very fresh, with salt, pepper, crackers, oil, garlic and milk, marinating the ray with the other ingredients to bread it with ground crackers and fry it.
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In Pisco there are different versions of this classical dish of the Peruvian gastronomy, but the main ingredients are always the fresh fish (or shellfish), yellow chilly pepper, lemons, pepper, salt and pepper, fish soup, fried or boiled manioc, sliced onions in fine strips. You can serve it with lettuce, potatoes or sweet potatoes.
Accomodations in Pisco
Rate: s/ 49 - s/ 115
It’s a modest hostal, but welcoming and with pleasant staff that will help you in anything you need. Inside the establishment you can have a drink in its bar, use the wifi or rest in the rooms with private bathroom and TV. Sol de Pisco has a good location, since from it you can access easily to the main tourist attractions that Pisco offers you.
Important dates in Pisco
| Semana Turistica de Pisco | September the 1st to the 9th | During this week all the tourist attractions are encouraged around the province with tours to the main tourist attractions and the famous routes of pisco, where you will learn about the vineyard where this drink is prepared; besides, there are traditional gastronomic fairs, where the visitor can taste the best of the local food and artisan fairs, where the best artisans of the province come to sell their products. |
| Procesion del Senor de la Agonia | October the 28th | In October the 18th the activities start around this saint image, with masses, prayers, fairs and fireworks. The central day of this important date is celebrated the multitudinary procession through the main streets of the city and the downtown of Pisco. |
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