Cerro de Pasco Tour

Learn about the historical importance of Peru's mining capital and its representative sites with this tour of Cerro de Pasco.

Cerro de Pasco Tour

Pickup will be at 10 am from your accommodation in Cerro de Pasco. The city originated in the 16th century as a mining settlement adjacent to the capital, Villa de Pasco.

The tour will start at Chaupimarca square, home to the church of San Miguel Arcángel, founded in 1827 and containing relics from colonial times. We will continue through Daniel Alcides Carrión square to see the monument dedicated to Carrión, whose research on Carrión's disease was significant in the 19th century.

The tour includes visits to buildings representative of Cerro de Pasco's mining past, such as the Casa de Piedra and Villa Minera. We will also explore the famous mining site of Cerro de Pasco, passing by Lourdes Castle and the Pasco Column.

At the open-pit mine known as "El Tajo", we will learn about Cerro de Pasco's importance in the Peruvian mining industry, where gold, silver, copper, zinc, and lead have been extracted since colonial times.

The experience concludes with a visit to Carrión's house, a replica of the home of the "martyr of Peruvian medicine", located at a hospital of the same name. We will return to the city and drop you off at your accommodation by 12 pm.