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Place in Pasco, Peru
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Oxapampa is a town in Peru.
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Small zoo with a colony of Australian emus. Serves food and drinks also.
Waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall with a pedestrian suspension bridge over the river.
Cheese factory producing 21 varieties. There's a taste testing room overlooking the factory floor where you can see a short video about cheese making. You can also buy cheese here.
old Hacienda Yanachaga (now Prosoya).
In the Plaza de Armas you can visit the Iglesia de Santa Rosa, an interesting church made of wood. Other houses can be seen in the city but aren't as well preserved as it is.
A beautiful church from 1881, when friars established to evangelize the jungle natives.
They are "modern" but preserve their customes and labours. They make fine pottery and funny jewellery from plants seeds.
Small trout farm, you can buy uncooked trout here. There's also a tame blue Macaw that flies around here called George.
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Orchid garden. Open every day.
A small cave.
El Wharapo, established 1890 is famous for its drink made from sugar cane, Aguardiente. You can see the cane liquor being produced and you can buy 1 litre for S/10.
A two-day music festival that takes place in late June/early July at the foot of Chemillen Yanachaga Park, a protected area of the Central Selva, and recognized as a biosphere reserve. A cultural week precedes the festival, and there are arts, design and environmental fairs.
The Oxapampa Sour is a real experience. Aguardiente (cane liquor).
Oxapampa can be reached by bus. Within Oxapampa, you can get around by mototaxi or by bus.
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