8/12/2008

LUNAHUANA



Lunahuaná is situated approximately 180 kms. south east of Lima, getting there through the town of Cañete. Lunahuaná is famous for its white water rafting, best from December through April, on the Cañete River. The rapids can get up to class IV, making it suitable and fun for beginners and intermediates alike. To get to class V rapids, you will have to travel further east, into the Andes mountains range, where the Cañete River is born, to find some gnarly swirlpools and rapids.

Lunahuaná is also home to the Lunahuaná Adventure Sports Festival, held the first week in March every year, and includes rafting, kayaking, mountain biking, and more.

There are several nice, inexpensive lodges along the road in Lunahuaná, with rustic, but good restaurants all around town, specializing in the local delicacy ¨Cuy Chactado¨, or fried whole guinea-pig. There are also several wine and pisco producers in the region, and tasting is always one of the can´t-miss activities.