Oxapampa

Oxapampa is a city in the Pasco Region, 1814 meters above sea level. It is set on a fertile plain on the Río Huancabamba, a tributary of the Ucayali, 81 km from La Merced. A third of the inhabitants are descendants of a German-Austrian community of 70 families that settled in 1859 at Pozuzo, 80 km upstream, and spread later to Oxapampa.

Oxapampa can be reached by bus. Within Oxapampa, you can get around by mototaxi or by bus.

Bus from Lima

• Empresa de Transporte Lobato

  phone: +51 1 325 3019
  address: 2101 – 2117 Av. 28 de Julio, La Victoria

• Turismo Oxabus E.I.R.L.

  phone: +51 1 423 3667
  address: 1575 Av. 28 de Julio, La Victoria

==See==

• Bio Westreicher

  phone: +51 63 790 681
  Small zoo with a colony of Australian emus. Serves food and drinks also.

• Catarata de AnanaWaterfall

• Catarata RayantamboWaterfall

• Catarata Rio TigreA waterfall with a pedestrian suspension bridge over the river.

• La FloralpCheese 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.

• Hacienda Yanachagaold Hacienda Yanachaga (now Prosoya).

• Iglesia de Santa RosaIn 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.

• Misión de Quillaz in QuillazúA beautiful church from 1881, when friars established to evangelize the jungle natives.

• Native Community of TsachopenThey are "modern" but preserve their customes and labours. They make fine pottery and funny jewellery from plants seeds.

• PiscigranjaSmall trout farm, you can buy uncooked trout here. There's also a tame blue Macaw that flies around here called George.

• Pulgar Verde

  address: Las Palmeras
  Orchid garden. Open every day.

• Tunqui CuevaA small cave.

• El WharapoEl 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.

Selvamonos Music and Arts Festival of OxapampaA 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.

• Cheese
• Fresh trout
• Cane liquor

In Oxapampa you can expect fresh organic products and tasty German pastries.

• Otto's BarThe Oxapampa Sour is a real experience. Aguardiente (cane liquor).

Budget

• Hospedaje Frey

  phone: +51 63-462267
  address: Av. San Martin Cercado (A 1/2 Cdra. Grifo Joar) 105

• Hostal Arias

  phone: +51 63-536841
  address: Jr. Bolognesi 238

• Café Hospedaje Ruffner

  phone: +51 63-462513
  address: Jr Bolivar (1 cuadra de la Plaza de armas)

• Hostal Papaquell

  phone: +51 63-337070
  address: Jr. Bolognesi 228

• Hostal San Fernando

  phone: +51 63-337047
  address: Jr. Tomas Schauz

Mid-range

• Albergue Turístico Böttger

  phone: +51 63-462377
  address: Jr. Mariscal Castilla 6ta Cdra.

• Hospedaje El Trapiche

  phone: +51 63 - 462049
  address: Jr. Mullembruck 1ra. Cuadra (100 mt from the Estadio Municipal)

• Hospedaje Esperanza

  phone: +51 63 - 462352
  address: Jr. Bolivar 756

• Hospedaje Frau Carolina Egg

  phone: +51 63-462331
  address: Av. San Martín 1085

• Hospedaje Loechle Sinty

  phone: +51 63 - 462615 - 462180
  address: San Martín Cdra. 12 (Psje. San Alberto 110)

• Hospedaje D' Palma Lodge

  phone: +51 63-462123
  address: Final de la Prolongación Thomas Schauss

• Hospedaje Don Calucho

  phone: +51 63-46-2109
  address: Av. San Martin No. 411

• La Merced
• Pichanaki
• Pozuzo
• San Ramon (Peru)
• Tarma The Pearl of the Andes
• Villa Rica