District Huacho: sights and local tips
Huacho is part of Huaura.
Other regions:
Disease risk
| Disease | Cases / 100k | Risk | YoY trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dengue | 715,0 | very high | ↑ +3885.7% |
| Leptospirosis | 2,6 | low | ↑ +100.0% |
| Yellow fever | — | low | Vaccination not required. |
Heritage & UNESCO
Notable sites
- 3 Designated Immovable Cultural Heritage
- 1 Archaeological Cultural Landscape
- 1 Monumental Heritage
Sources: UNESCO data.unesco.org/whc001 + patrimoniomundial.cultura.pe + peru_cultura_schutzrang (13 tiers)
Historical Epochs
Dominant cultures: Chincha (1) Inca (1)
Period distribution
- 9 Republican Era (1821-present)
- 8 Not Applicable (natural landscape/non-historical)
- 6 No Defined Period
- 1 Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE)
- 1 Lithic-Archaic (before 1800 BCE)
- 1 Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas)
Notable sites
- Playa Chorrillos de Huacho — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- Fiesta Patronal de San Bartolomé de Huacho — Late Intermediate (1100-1470 CE, Chimú/Chachapoyas) (Chincha)
- Albúfera el Paraíso — Lithic-Archaic (before 1800 BCE)
- Señor de la Ascensión de Amay — Republican Era (1821-present)
- Salchicha huachana — Republican Era (1821-present)
- Festival de la Sopa Huachana — Republican Era (1821-present)
- Chankay Namú — Republican Era (1821-present)
- Festival de la Salchicha Huachana — Republican Era (1821-present)
Source: peru_cultura_epoche (11-tier canon, auto-classified)
Hotels via Agoda
Healthcare access
162
Active facilities
Active facilities
5
with admission (hospitals)
with admission (hospitals)
285
Total beds
Total beds
1
with telemedicine
with telemedicine
🚑 3
operational ambulances
operational ambulances
Main hospitals
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HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE HUACHO
(II-2)
HUACHO · 159 Total beds · Tel. 01-2322351 -
HOSPITAL II GUSTAVO LANATTA LUJAN - ESSALUD
(II-2)
HUACHO · 117 Total beds · Tel. 01-2324700 -
CENTRO MEDICO ESPECIALIZADO VERONESI SAC
(II-E)
HUACHO · Tel. 2327461
Data & sources
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- SENAMHI Climate data, seasons, UV index, frost (1981-2020 climate normals + daily forecasts)
- MINCETUR / PromPerú Tourism infrastructure: hotels, restaurants, agencies, artisans, attractions
- INEI / SIRTOD Statistics: population, GDP, crime, traffic accidents (department and province level)
- SERNANP Protected areas: national parks, reserves, sanctuaries, protection forests
- INGEMMET Geological hazards: landslides, debris flows, floods, volcanic activity
- MTC Road network and traffic notices (closures, detours, press releases)
- Ministerio de Cultura Cultural heritage: archaeological sites, UNESCO World Heritage, Qhapaq Ñan, museums
- DATACRIM (INEI) Crime and homicide reports 2017-2024 (public ArcGIS REST API)
- OpenStreetMap Open geospatial data: roads, POIs, administrative boundaries
Retrieved: 2026-06