FIESTA DE SANTA ROSA DE LIMA

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In this event there are two fundamental aspects: the first related to the religious aspect is the worship, belief and devotion to Santa Rosa de Lima.

Another aspect is the social history, in which stages the encounter between the Spanish represented by the captain, Ensign and companions and the Inca culture, represented by the Inca, Rumiñahui and Pallas,  that in an unequal battle they handle to submit the las Inca. The social aspect is given in the identification of chiquianos taking sides with one of the two sides.

The Captain of this party is the official most responsible and important.
The flag depicts a Spanish general, is the second in command of the Conqueror. Presides over all the displaced who performs the carnival.
Chaperones represent official Spanish Francisco Pizarro confidence and escort at all times, Captain. During the ritual characteristic "protect" it, not allowing the Inca will do "damage." Accompany the Captain at all times.


The Inca, represents the Inca Atahualpa (last Inca of the Inca Empire captured and executed by the Spanish led by Francisco Pizarro) is appointed by the Pallas, during the singing of chants such as "King Monarch."


Rumiñahui, represents a general Inca, lieutenant and confidant of the Inca, always carries a spear, wrapped with ribbon and gold-tipped bicolor, as a symbol of command. Pallas is called by the "Runa Sinchi." Dress like the Inca, but never the same color "so they can differentiate," and he has 4 Pallas, who accompanied him at all times, wear the same shade and color it.

The Pallas Represents the "Virgins of the Sun" of the old Inca and are "acllas" of the Inca. The Pallas are chosen by the Inca and the Willacuy Rumiñahui for its beauty and good voice. To ensure its future commitment Palla take the child Jesus in her arms for a brief moment, he deposited a kiss on his feet and then offers a drink.

The Legend of Luis Pardo

A hundred years ago Luis Pardo was gunned down by guards who were followed. Today he is considered a folk hero and legend.

The press of that time contributed to his reputation as an elusive and formidable criminal. He was blamed  for all those crimes occurred in the places he passed through. He was famous for his  impossible escapes  and  have an armed band of riders who fulfilled his orders. Only a little of all that was true, but this is the way he became to be a legend.

Luis Pardo Novoa was born in 1874 in Chiquián.  He was the son and grandson of farmers and he grew up without needs. But the violence has marked his life: his grandfather died in a shootout and his father was killed by landowners. This death was the trigger of his life as a bandit. The story says that when he still being a children, he killed the murderers of his father and has since become an advocate for the poor and weak. When he became an adult he joined the 'montoneras' caceristas, as the father and grandfather were.
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From the mists of life data are tested: his family owned the farm "Pancal" and was the eldest of five brothers .. "It is claimed as the only outlaw folk hero, a Robin Hood who stole from the landowners to give to the poor".
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At this time Peru was living the defeat of the war with Chile, was broken and the landowners had absolute power over their lands and their employees. They could even have their lives. At this juncture Luis Pardo appeared, riding for the weak. If it had not existed, someone would have had to invent him.
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But the man was a human... the Authorities and landowners pursued him and he always escaped. There were strange forces that helped him. "It was the townspeople who protected him, till he was 35 ears old, his life ended the morning of January 5, 1909, a hundred and two years ago.
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He started to be weary of his wanderings, the bandit tried to surrender. He Thought  to come to Lima to ask for amnesty from the President Leguía. That was his plan, he crossed Cajacay. But the lord of that land, called gamonal Moran, heard from him and ordered a persecution .  the Farmers cornered him until the army came. In a final attempt to escape, Luis Pardo, the bandit jumped into the nearby river and was shot.

Touristic Project

Tourist corridor of  Sustainable  Development : Andean Golden Corridor

This is a corridor that was posted on the web thanks to the support of Ricardo Palma University, the Ancash Association and Antamina Mining Company.

These are some of the words stated by Mr. Sixtilio Dalmau, former dean of our college, during the presentation of the Web site:

‘’We are proud of having contributed to the development of the Andean Gold web site, which condenses the biggest treasures of vast territory destined to become one of the popular tourist destinations in our country’’

The towns of the Andean Golden corridor, possessors of a wide variety of natural and recreational resources can become important tourist attractions, if properly administered. This will provide essential economical benefits to the people of these towns as well as business owners and land owners of the area as long as local people are allowed to participate in areas of important tourist potential.

This is a dream and a serious commitment assumed by the University Ricardo Palma School of Tourism and Hospitality, the Ancash Association, the Antamina Mining Company and the Majors Association of the Andean Golden Corridor -CODA- that is going to be achieved in a series of successive work stages.

Although the web site shows the wide variety of tourist attractions the corridor possesses, it also shows the limited and poor infrastructure the zone has. Despite the fact that there are many developmental projects, most of them are only focused on specific areas of the corridor. The development of all the corridor’s towns as a whole, including Chiquian, is vital for the development of the zone.

Last year, a series of projects have been developed, among which we can mention the following: Bolognesi Development Plan and Five Municipal programs of Management and Investment

Culture

DANCES

Dance of “ Negritos “
This dance is as reminiscent of the black slaves that came to Peru and disseminated throughout the Andean region. It’s a satirical representation of those slaves who came to work in the mills or mines. There are six dancers who dance with the sound of “el cajon” and Chisca and interpreting a very unique music.

The dress is decorated with bright objects that are stuck in the costumes, used a black jacket, white trousers and leggings, bells are in hand, face a mask made of sheep skin and in the back of some dancers hanging stuffed weasel .

Dance of the Elderly.

Dance of the pallas. This dance is performed at the Santa Rosa’s festivity, Patron of Chiquian. The Captain of this party is the official who is the most responsible and important. Represents the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and he is called by Pallas in the tone of their songs, like "gran Pizarro." Together with the standard-bearer and five companions, escort or form a very showy and elegant masquerade.

Whenever they do move in an orderly manner with the flag to the head. The flag depicts a Spanish general, is the second in command of the Conqueror. Presides over all movement troupe performs.

Gastronomy

TYPICAL DISHES 

The representatives dishes in Chiquian are:Locro of cuy: It’s a thick cream made of potatoes seasoned with ground chili pepper. The cuy is cooked in charcoal base. This dish is Served on Santa Rosa’s festivity.

Pari: It’s a soup made of potato and milk, plenty of cheese and Chinchu (marigold). This soup is served as part of the breakfast.

Pachamanca: It has three meats (chicken, lamb and pork), also the dish has tamales, sweet tamale, beans, oca, sweet potato, potato, chilli and cheese with huacatay.

Chicharron: Pork  accompanied by mote (dry peeling corn) with a green onion sauce with green chilli powder.

Tamales: It’s made of peeled corn, stuffed with chicken and / or pork.

Holiday Soup: pieces of meat and green onion are boiled. It has a blend of minced garlic, green onion and chili and cumin mirasol. Is served at the Santa Rosa’s festivity.

Donuts, donuts are based on wheat flour, water and butter of anis.

Sweetbreads: Based on dried potatoes, flour, egg yolks, anise, sugar, pisco and toasted sesame seeds

Cheese chiquiano

Cast Beans: A soaked bean base then peeled, boiled and then passed through a cotton blanked  and return to pot to place molasses, sugar, cloves and orange peel.


Potato porridge, potatoes are peeled and scratched flat then soak the starch is removed and boiled potato with cinnamon, cloves, orange peel after the potato is cooked add the sugar and thickened with potato starch.

Chicharron con mote

     Pachamanca

Tamales

TYPICAL DRINKS 

Chicha de jora  

Chicha chiquiano style: It takes 15 days to be ready, be boiled in pots: wheat, barley, corn, quinoa, then it is drained into a tocullos blanked  after draining and cooling it is keep in jars of clay and then is added brown sugar and cover for fermentation.

Chicha de mani: Boil the ground peanuts lightly with cloves and cinnamon then it is drained with a cotton blanked, then it cools and finally it keep into jars of clay.

Fruits and vegetables

In the ravines produce: lima, pacay, sweet lemon, custard apples, peaches, avocados, persimmons, passion fruit, apples, Golden berry, elderberry, quince.

Vegetables: Lettuce, cabbage, radish, carrot, onion.

Vegetables: wheat, beans, quiwicha. Quinua.cebada, tarwi.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

The Cordillera Huayhuash 

YERUPAJA

JAHUACOCHA LAGOON

USGOR WATERFALL

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF THE CITY

Chiquian old house , with typical balconies and a central flowered patio.

Some tours in Chiquian :


City Tour (01 day): Luis Pardo Plaza, Plaza de Armas, San Francisco de Asis Church, Mausoleum Luis Pardo, San Juan Cruz, tissue Craft Workshops, Cheese Factory, and Tucu Usgor Waterfall, Chapel End, Lord's Way . 

Circuit Luis Pardo (01 day): Chiquián, Cochapata Macpún viewpoint, Puscanhuaro Citadel, Pancal Casa, Cueva de Luis Pardo and vice versa.Aynin circuit (01 day): Chiquián, Aynin Valley, Hacienda Obraje, Huasta, Aquia, colonial churches, Sanctuary Lord of kayak, Pisigranja of Racrachaca, Pachapaqui Puya Raimondi, Carcass, Cutacarcas, Puca Ruin Machay Chiquián.

Flask Circuit (03 days): Chiquián, Pampa, Huasta, Ruins of Flask, Villalta, Quero, Pueblo Viejo, Chiquián.

Old Pueblo Huayhuash Circuit (07 days): Chiquián, Pampa, Huasta, Ruins of Flask, Villalta, Quero, Pueblo Viejo, Llámac, Rondoy, Jahuacocha, Pacllón, Chiquián.

Matara Circuit Wikis (03 days): Chiquián, Cochapata, Mirador de Macpún, Puscanhuaro citadel, Laguna de Carhuaz, Matara, Ruins of Punta Wikis and vice versa.

Matara Yarpún Circuit (03 days): Chiquián, Cochapata Macpún viewpoint, Puscanhuaro citadel, Carhuaz Lagoon, a citadel of Matara, Laguna de Yarpún, Collana of Lampas and vice versa.

Circuit Chiquián - Chonta (02 days): Chiquián, Huancar, Gringo Nani, Collana of Lampas, Chonta Conococha and vicecersa.

Circuit Chiquián - Llacclla (02 days): Chiquián, Conococha, rock, Ticlla, Corpanqui, Canis, Llaclla and vice versa.

Circuit Chiquián - Huallanca (03 days): Chiquián, Pampa, Huasta, Aquia, Pachapaqui, Pastoruri, Yana Shalash, Huallanca, Huánuco Pampa and vice versa.

Huancar Circuit (45 min): archaeological site that holds the remains of pre-Inca time. Walk from the city of Chiquián, is 3,800 meters.Pancal circuit (03 hrs): former Brown family farm, which was the scene ofreckless of the famous "Bandolero" Luis Pardo. In this beautiful spot is reached by a dirt road from the city of Chiquián, lies at 3,000 meters.

Circuit Conay: Location Located on the banks of the river Aynin, in front of the town of Quisipata, famous for its cave where the bandit Luis Pardo slept in his travels. It is 4 km from the city of Chiquián to 2,800 meters.

Yarpún circuit (04 hrs): Laguna hidden whose origins have mythological legends that are part of our cultural tradition. It can be accessed by following the dirt road Chiquián - Rock up to Lake Cachúas.

Circuit Yanacocha (30.01 hrs): Located at an altitude of 4,500 meters. Located near the snowy Tucu Chira, its name comes from two Quechua voices "yana" = negray "oxbow" = lake, ie black lagoon. In its waters can be made of wood canoeing and trout fishing practice. The route can be made by car from the city of Chiquián.

Circuit Chonta: Located at 5,200 m, summit of colorful landscape as open crosses the road to the city of Ocros. Nearby is contemplated Pila Pampa plain inhabited by the vicuña and the enchanting forest of stones "Shagsha." Access is via Highway Chiquián - Conacocha - Ocros.Flask archaeological site (06 hrs): Chuiquián - via Huasta, where you can appreciate the great citadel of Flask. Located at 3,500 meters.

Wikis Punta archaeological site: The study shows the extent of the Cordillera Huayhuash on the east side of the district, also can clearly notice the terracing system that rises from the 2,800 at 4,200 masl.

MOUNTAIN BIKE : We can also mention the circuit which starts at the lookout Chiquián Capillapunta, where you will appreciate the Putu waterfall and some archaeological remains.Yarp Matara archaeological site: The course offers the opportunity to know the ethnic origin and geographic Chiquián, which shows the Inca citadel of Matara, followed by the enchanted lake Yarpún.Located at 4,100 meters.

Chiquián

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The city

-San Francisco de Asis Church 
Parade ground Modern construction, was built on the foundations of the old colonial church after the fateful 1970 earthquake. 

Jr. Jr. Tarapacá and July 28Here you can see pieces of the culture and Pásash Recuay as well as medicinal plants indigenous to the region, among which the face or Puya Raimondi and Q'antu Huayta or flower of the cantata, which are collected all types ; between herbs highlight the huamanripa, gola huyru, Muna, and other bugs. By accessing ask for the owner, Aldama Arturo Reyes, who will gladly accompany you on your journey.

Parade groundThis house dates from the early years of the Republic and is constructed of adobe and thatch, and crowned with a tiled roof, in the central courtyard of an ancient pine stands over a hundred years old.

Republican court also notable for its spacious rooms designed to address large receptions. Currently working there a nice break-bar, where you can taste the traditional drink of the region, chinguirito. 

This classic home was designed for the traditional feast of Santa Rosa, August 30, and has large rooms and a large patio where locals and visitors enjoy the orchestras and bands of musicians during the days of celebration.

Data from the eighteenth and nineteenth showing colonial presence has spacious rooms with high ceilings and interior gardens where today show plants and flowers in the area looking a nice color. Its central location provides a unique and special sighting chiquiano landscape.Hours: 8am - 1pm and 4pm - 6pm
-San Marcelo loom
Here you can see the process of making various traditional garments Chiquián in alpaca and sheep, as ponchos, scarves, shawls, gloves and shawls.

Built with adobe, thatch and tile, this house has a wonderful center, crowned by a fountain. Here works the senior housing in the area, opened in 1970.



General CemeteryAttracts the attention of visitors for being in this cemetery the remains of the famous Luis Pardo Novoa.-Casona Aldave --Casona Marquez-Casona CruzTrade -Casona Márquez-Casona Núñez Espejo-Inca Museum / Botanical Garden

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Trekking CIRCUITSCordillera Huayhuash (7 TO 12 DAYS)
It is one of the least known mountain ranges in the world and yet one of the most beautiful.It has a chain of snowy peaks of great beauty, among which the Yerupaja, SIUALA GRANDE, shawls, Jirishanca, Rasac and Rondoy and dozens of glacial lakes (Carhuacocha, Jahuacocha, Viconga, Mitucocha among others)The route starts at Chiquian and takes two days to reach the heart of the mountains and runs through picturesque village of farmers and winners as Llamac, Pocpa, Huayllapa and Pacllon.A shorter circuit (45 km) is the one that joins the lagoon Chiquian Jahuacocha, starting the journey through the villages and Pocpa Llamac and returning by Pacllon.Extraordinary mountains, crystal-clear lakes, herds of llamas and alpacas, and hospitable people

Chiquián

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Travel agencies

There are not  travel agencies , but in Huaraz where there are several bridges to take the services.

HOTELS

Chiquian hotels are not categorized.

There are three hotels


SAN MIGUEL

 



GRAND HOTEL HUAYHUASH




LOS NOGALES

Geographic location

Chiquián is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Bolognesi in the Ancash region.
It is located northwest of Lima;Chiquián whose name would come from the Quechua word meaning achikyay Daybreak is a joyful and peaceful village.
To get here you must go by road from the open Conococha Pativilca, then immediately take the paved road to the right.

TRANSPORT SERVICE

The airport infrastructure needs in this department is limited perhaps because of its proximity to Lima.In Huaylas alley there is also a small airport that allows the landing of small aircraft. The day so cheap here but there is only one daily departure and 1 due to low cost airlines and the abundant supply of land transport.The apartment is located in the town of elk at 20 km from the city of Huaraz.

Airline operating in Ancash

LC BUSRE    - TELEPHONE: 619 1313

Itinerary            Flight    Departs   Arrives    Frequency 

Lima/Huaraz     1361      05:20      06:50        DAILY

Huaraz/Lima     1362      06:55      08:05        DAILY

By landt he road network is made up of paved roads and trails established.interprovincial bus route lima - huaraz ince the approximate time 8.5 hours and the cost is about $ 17.

Major local transport companies Chiquian telephone code  043

There are vans and minibuses that run daily route-Chiquian Huaraz.depart early and evening.

There are three passenger transport companies that make the daily Chiquian Lima road in the morning :

Cavassa

Mushca

Estrella Polar