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How to get in Huancavelica
How to get in Huancavelica
There are daily trains from Huancayo, leaving Huancayo at 6AM and 1PM during the week
and 2PM and 6PM Sundays. The journey takes about 5 hours.
From Huancayo, there are buses too for around 10 Soles. The road is now paved so the trip competes with the train for comfort now.
Daily buses from Ayacucho offer 2 alternatives:
The direct way via Lircay (dust road) or
via Rumichaca and St. Ines. Take the main road from Ayacucho to the coast until Rumichaca (paved and in good condition) then catch a bus to Huancavelica (departure 11AM, dust road). The landscape is unique and impressive, most of it is between 4000 and 5000 m above sea level.
Daily buses to Ayacucho Buses leave at 4.30PM (!) from Plaza Tumpac Amaru del Barrio de Yananaco to Rumichaca (dust road, very impressive landscape, 6h) and arrive there at 10.30AM. The bus company San Juan Bautistaat Plaza Tupac Amaru sells tickets. From Rumichaca, take one of buses that go from the coast to Ayacucho (paved road).
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