Main attractions in Huancayo

Capilla de la Merced, the colonial chapel where the Constitutional Congress assembled to sign the Peruvian Constitution in 1839. It has the status of National Monument and houses a great collection of Cusqueno style paintings. Cerrito de la Libertad, a natural observation point with a panoramic view over the city. It also has a site zoo. Torre Torre is a geological formation of enormous towers of clayey soil, molded by the winds and rain, located very near to Cerrito de la Libertad. Convento de Santa Rosa de Ocopa.

This convent, located at 25 km from Huancayo, was built 250 years ago as part of the mission to evangelize the Amazon people. The library holds over 25,000 volumes, some from the fifteenth century. There is also a Museum of Natural History and a church, reconstructed in 1905, that houses wood carved altarpieces. Plaza Constitucion is named in honor of the Liberal Constitution of Cadiz, 1812, and is the place where you’ll find monuments in honor of Mariscal Ramon Castilla, who abolished slavery in Huancayo in 1854.

Plaza Huamanga, closer to the heart of the city, is the site where Huancayo was founded in 1572. Another interesting site within the city center is the Museo Salesiano, located in the district of El Tambo, which has exhibits of local flora and fauna.