Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
claimed folk-dancing competition. Book ahead or arrive before the festivities start.
Aban-
cay Day
, the anniversary of the town's founding, happens on November 3.
Sleeping & Eating
Accommodations are geared more toward business travelers than tourists. There are
plenty of restaurants and cafes on Arenas, with a fair share of rotisserie joints and
chifas
.
Abancay's nightlife centers on Arenas and Pasaje Valdivia just off it.
HISTORIC HOTEL
Hotel Turistas $$
( 32-1017;
www.turismoapurimac.com
;
Díaz Bárcenas 500; s S62-98, d S107-148;
)
A colonial mansion with a whiff of former grandeur, it's nonetheless a city landmark.
Rooms are plain for what you might imagine, but comfortable, with phones and TVs.
Breakfast is included but the coffee is not recommended. Be sure to ask for the 18% tax to
be discounted.
Hotel Saywa $
( 32-4876;
www.hotelsaywa.com
; Arenas 302; s/d/tr incl breakfast S60/75/120; )
A
friendly spot with good options for solo travelers. Attractive rooms have parquet floors
and TV, there's also an onsite tour agency.
HOTEL
Villa Venecia $$
( 50-4662; Av Bella Abanquina; mains from S15; 11am-4pm)
Worth the short taxi
ride (it's behind the stadium), Villa Venecia is Abancay's most noteworthy restaurant.
Serving up every local food imaginable, it's the living embodiment of the Peruvian mantra
'bueno, barato y bastante'
- 'good, cheap and plentiful.' The
tallarines
(spaghetti) are an
Abancay specialty.
PERUVIAN
Getting There & Away
Colectivos
to Corahuasi via Saihuite (S10, 1½ hours) leave from Jirón Huancavelica, two
blocks uphill from Arenas. Vehicles to Cachora leave from one block further uphill. Buses
towards Cuzco, Andahuaylas and Lima leave from the
terminal terrestre
.
At least seven companies run buses to Cuzco (S15, five hours), clustered around 6am,
11am and 11pm. Dozens of buses depart to Lima (S60 to S170, 14 to 18 hours) every day,
