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The most important sights of “Santuario” are..

 

Centro de Interpretación (Center of interpretation):

The first stop is the “Centro de Interpretación” in Batangrande. Here you can register as a visitor, get guides and visit an exhibition of photographs of the flora and fauna of the forest and the design model of “Santuario”.

 

Millennium tree:

The main attraction of Santaurio is a tree that is almost 40 meters high and is named after the old culture "Sican”. The estimated millennium tree is hundred of years old and is the only species of the locust trees which has such an antiquity.

 

Apiary of Karl Weiss:

Less than 5 km from the "Interpretation Centre" and 1 km from the "Mirador del Cerro las Salinas", is the beekeeper Karl Weiss located. The Do-it-yourself-Workshop is important to initiate the modernization of beekeeping in Lambayeque and across the country. Here are some activities to be imitated as the production of honey and other products of the forest. The house itself is well worth seeing as they are older ruins.

 

View point “Las Salinas”:

From here you can see the majestic and vast dry forest with its 34 pyramids. Here flows the river “La Leche” through. The viewpoint is located about 8 km from the center.

 

Ecotourism guesthouse "La Cruz" at Huaca:

Here you can buy handicrafts, take a break, use the toilet and take pictures.

 

Archaeological center in Huaca "Las Ventanas":

In this terrain were the graves of the most powerful lords of Sican whose clothing is decorated with gold and bronze. This is the place where the famous "Tumi de Illimo" was, which was then stolen from the Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History. Currently, says Antonio Guerrero, a tour guide in "Santaurio" is assumed it is in New York, but they don’t know whether a part belongs to a private collection or whether it was melted.

 

 

 

 

 

Sights

Venture

Craftsmen association of „Sicán de Pomac“:

The organisation runs by the artisans who are living in the buffer zone of the historical shrines of Bosque de Pomac, on a voluntary basis. Through working with the textiles it saves the old techniques of spinning and weaving of the native cotton. They refer geometric patterns and iconographic representations to everyday problems such as the mountains, the sea, the sun, the moon, the plants and animals. This preserves the worldview of their ancestors Sican and is a part of their life. Today they try to maintain the discussion between the present and the past.

 

Beekeeping in „Cruz Verde“:

Beekeeping was founded by a group of young entrepreneurs who travel through the parts Lambayeque to produce quality honey.

 

Association for ecotourism „Íllimo – Sicán“:

In "Huaca de Piedra", they build a "Ecolodge". A building and a tourist accommodation for the visitors. Ideal for those who want to make the rural tourism in community and / or ecotourism.

 

Gastronomy:

In Culpón - Íllimo trained entrepreneurs offer a food service with regional dishes and the inevitable "Chicha de Jora". They sell fruit also.

Activities

Visitors can do the following activities..

 

Bird watching:

Our country is one of the first places in the world that has over 1800 species of birds identified. Because of this strong potential which can be developed are bird watching, historical shrines Bosque de Pomac and the forest area "Laquipampa" part of the tourism in the northern region.

 

More:

  • Watching the wildlife

  • Horseback riding

  • Cycling

  • Trekking

  • Reforest

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