Churin 2 Days / 1 Night (Daily Departures)

With the recent asphalting of the road linking Churín with Oyón - which is nothing less than the first section of the road axis that will connect us with Brazil - this province is diversifying its tourist offer.

In addition to the route of the thermal baths, which begins in the resort of Churín, the Regional Government of Lima seeks that the tourist prolong their stay by visiting other attractions of the province, which includes landscapes topped by snow and lagoons, fish farms and archaeological sites.

This route starts in Churín. To arrive at this populated center, heart of the district of Pachangara, you have to travel by the Panamericana Norte until km 45, which is the detour to Sayán. At this point a trail of 50 km is followed. Churín has three thermal resorts: La Meseta, La Juventud and Mama Warmi.

Although of simple infrastructure, La Meseta has the hottest thermal waters of Churín and with high content of sulfur. Here, their residents say, they treat rheumatic, respiratory and skin diseases.

La Juventud has spacious swimming pools and a good service infrastructure, which includes a bar, kitchen, dining room and even stairs for people with disabilities. There are other environments already equipped for spa, massage, saunas and Spanish showers, but investors are being sought in order to put them into operation. The Mama Warmi baths are the most famous. Perhaps its thermal waters are not so hot, but the beauty of the natural landscape, which has not been altered, is incomparable. The place has small waterfalls, several natural pools and caverns.

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After an hour of travel you reach the Huancahuasi baths , a town of enterprising people that, in addition to administering this hot spring, has a hostel for tourists and a canola oil processing plant. The place was chosen by the ex president Alberto Fujimori to enable a country house next to the hot springs. Today that house receives tourists and is administered by the population. In low season, renting that house costs US $ 60. It has 3 bedrooms, a stove and its own pool of natural hot water. Obviously, that price changes in Easter and long holidays.

Between Churín and Huancahuasi there are other hot springs: Chiuchín, Huancachín and Picoy. In addition, the route offers picturesque villages such as Huacho without fish, named after Huacho costeño, capital of Huaura. This place is on the way to the archaeological zone of Antamarca, located at 3,200 meters above sea level. From here you can see the snow-capped Yarahuayna.

If you depart from the city of Oyón you can visit the lagoon and waterfall of Guengue, at 3,800 meters above sea level, and appreciate the imposing snow of Raura, at 4,600 meters above sea level.

Another option is to reach Rapaz, more than 4,000 meters above sea level, where its inhabitants treasure a beautiful colonial church and a quipu more than 100 meters long. The whole route can be traveled in three days and if you do not have a private car you can hire one in the center of Churín. All you need is a little adventurous spirit.