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Experience Jauja

Jauja at a glance

HOW TO REACH JAUJA
Access
Jauja is one of the nine provinces of the Junin Region and is divided into twenty-four districts.

The capital city with the same name is located 252 km from Lima, the capital of Peru. The access roads, which are all paved and in very good condition, are: Lima-Jauja, 252 km. Huancayo-Jauja, 45 km. Tarma Jauja, 56 km.

Geographical Location
The city of Jauja is 3,410 meters above sea level, with a latitude south of 11°46'31” and a longitude west 75°30'00”. It offers a series of ecological zones, from the snowcapped mountains, which go up to 5,750 meters above sea level, to the jungle. These characteristics make Jauja a great tourist area in which visitors can enjoy the beauty of the temperate Mantaro Valley, the tropical areas of Ricran and Monobamba, and the snowcapped mountains of Pariacaca and Tunsho.

The archeological centers within the province of Jauja are the largest and most important of the Mantaro Valley and of the central region of Peru. Tunanmarca and Huajlasmarca are the best examples; they were Xauxa settlements that were developing culturally, economically, and socially when the Incas conquered them around 1460. The Xauxa were a very complex society, as shown in the architectural structure of Tunanmarca and Huajlasmarca, resembling the great cities of other ancient Peruvian cultures. Other examples of the complexity of this society can be found in the settlements and ruins of Pueblo Viejo, Chauin, and San Juan Pata, as well as the number of “Colcas” surrounding the Incan city of Hatún Xauxa and the great Incan road that linked Cuzco with Hatún Xauxa, Pachacamac, and Quito, Ecuador.