Cerro de Pasco Tour

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

Cerro de Pasco Tour

We'll pick you up at 10 am at your accommodation in Cerro de Pasco. The tour begins at Chaupimarca square, where the church of San Miguel Arcángel, founded in 1827, houses relics from colonial times. After that, we will proceed to Daniel Alcides Carrión square to view the monument dedicated to a pioneering scientist whose work on Carrión's disease was significant in the 19th century.

The tour continues with visits to various buildings that reflect Cerro de Pasco's mining past, such as the Casa de Piedra and the Villa Minera. We will then travel to the well-known mining site of Cerro de Pasco, passing by other monuments like the Lourdes Castle and the Pasco Column.

In the open-pit mine, locally referred to as "El Tajo", we will explore the significance of Cerro de Pasco in the Peruvian mining industry, with a history of mining gold, silver, copper, zinc, and lead since colonial times.

To conclude, we will visit Carrión's house, a replica of the home of the "martyr of Peruvian medicine", located near a hospital bearing his name. We will return to the city and drop you off at your accommodation at 12 pm.