HUANCAYO TRAVEL GUIDE

Huancayo Travel: Huancayo is the capital of the department of Junin in Southern Sierra region of Peru.
Situated near the Mantaro Valley at an altitude of 3,271 meters, it has a population of approximately 430,659. Huancayo is the cultural and commercial center of the whole central Peruvian Andes area.

During the war for independence, Huancayo was liberated on 20 November 1820. Construction on the cathedral commenced in 1831.

Today, in addition to its importance as a center of commerce, Huancayo is known for the crafts and the many festivals of the surrounding towns. Having rapidly expanded in recent decades, it has few remaining colonial buildings; the cityscape is dominated by modern constructions.