Huancavelica

Huancavelica Department · Peru

Huancavelica, Peru
Photo: David Alexis from Lima, Peru, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
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A high-altitude colonial town founded on the wealth of its mercury mines, with baroque churches and thermal springs. Its historic center retains stone bridges and quiet plazas framed by the surrounding puna.

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