Pasco and Cerro de Pasco
Accommodations, sightseeing, history, geography, art and entertainment and mining
Experiences In Cerro De Pasco
Experiences In Cerro De Pasco, Peru recounts the personal recollections from Sylvia Walter who lived in the mining camp of Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
Experiences In Cerro De Pasco, Peru recounts the personal recollections from Sylvia Walter who lived in the mining camp of Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
Cerro de Pasco Mine
Operations and explorations of the copper mine.
Operations and explorations of the copper mine.
Cerro de Pasco Website
Portal to the city with events, tourist attractions, art and culture, sports, history and mining information.
Portal to the city with events, tourist attractions, art and culture, sports, history and mining information.
Guia Turismo
This tourism guide lists attractions, things to do and see, places to stay and eat, plus a photo gallery or scenic places.
This tourism guide lists attractions, things to do and see, places to stay and eat, plus a photo gallery or scenic places.
Llamas and Cerro de Pasco
Old pictures taken in and around Cerro de Pasco, and elsewhere, showing llamas and other animals.
Old pictures taken in and around Cerro de Pasco, and elsewhere, showing llamas and other animals.
Maca (Lepidium peruvianum Chacon)
Maca is found is a region of extreme weather conditions such as freezing, high winds, and intensive sunlight. No other food plant exists in the world which will grow at so high an altitude and survive.
Maca is found is a region of extreme weather conditions such as freezing, high winds, and intensive sunlight. No other food plant exists in the world which will grow at so high an altitude and survive.
Map
Map of Pasco deparment shows cities, roads, and the two distinct regions of Andean and tropical lowlands.
Map of Pasco deparment shows cities, roads, and the two distinct regions of Andean and tropical lowlands.
Mountain Voices
Bacground, history, environmental and social issues plus much more in this collection of oral history.
Bacground, history, environmental and social issues plus much more in this collection of oral history.
Oxapampa and Pozuzo
Two 19th century towns in the high jungle area founded and settled by people from Tirol and Prusia (Germany and Austria). Located in Pasco department, these are unlikely places in Peru with tradition, mixture and nature.
Two 19th century towns in the high jungle area founded and settled by people from Tirol and Prusia (Germany and Austria). Located in Pasco department, these are unlikely places in Peru with tradition, mixture and nature.
Oxapampa
Site dedicated to the Austrian/German settlers, with history, native culture, tourist information and some photos.
Site dedicated to the Austrian/German settlers, with history, native culture, tourist information and some photos.
Pasco
Coat of arms exemplifying its past as a royal city of mines, and opulent city and its importance as a mining center.
Coat of arms exemplifying its past as a royal city of mines, and opulent city and its importance as a mining center.
Pasco
Brief background, two photos, geography, tourist information and demographics.
Brief background, two photos, geography, tourist information and demographics.
Peru - Mining: Zinc and Lead Mining
Discussion of the past and present status of the mines.
Discussion of the past and present status of the mines.
Raíz de Maca
Benefits, biochemical analysis and uses of this plant grown in the Andean highlands.
Benefits, biochemical analysis and uses of this plant grown in the Andean highlands.
The Records, or some of them...
A listing, from Peru Traveller, of some of Peru's records, including Cerro de Pasco as the highest capital city (of Pasco department) in the world.
A listing, from Peru Traveller, of some of Peru's records, including Cerro de Pasco as the highest capital city (of Pasco department) in the world.
Yanahuanca to La Union Inca Trek
80 kilometers (49.6 miles)in nine days on an off-the-beaten-track portion of the Camino Real del Inca.
80 kilometers (49.6 miles)in nine days on an off-the-beaten-track portion of the Camino Real del Inca.
¿Qué es la Muliza?
Description, origins and more about the music of the "muleros," the mule drovers who transported ore and goods to and from Cerro de Pasco.
Description, origins and more about the music of the "muleros," the mule drovers who transported ore and goods to and from Cerro de Pasco.