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Villa Rica

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Villa Rica, Peru
Villa Rica, Peru. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Villa Rica

Villa Rica is a small town and a district in Peru. Its most famous landmark is Cerro de Sal (Salt Mountain). It has a colorful history of Catholic missionaries during the colonial era.

Villa Rica travel guide

Understand

Villa Rica is 1500 meters above sea level.

See

Catarata El Encanto. Catarata El Leon, Carretera Yezu km 29 (3 km from town). You need to walk for about 30 minutes to reach the falls. Catarata Yeso. Comunidad Nativa Yanesha Maime (7km from town), ☏ +51 963 994 176. Jardin Botanico Los Ositos, Av. Faustino Sanchez Carrion (1km from town), ☏ +51 63 465 280 - 994 641 400. Laguna El Oconal, ☏ +51 963 646 781, +51 63 301 079. S/2-4.

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Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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