Routes from Lima to Southern Highlands
Arequipa – Tacna
Distance: 363 kms Estimated Duration: 6-7hrs. Arequipa to he Highway distribution (36 kms). In order to get to the distribution (Reparticion) on the south Panamericana highway, there are two alternatives continue on the left , via Tingo-Tiabaya, through Cerro Verde (Old Highway), or take the road on your right, through the Variante Uchumayo (New Highway), [...]
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Arequipa – Cusco
Distance: 523 kms. Estimated duration: 10-11hrs. This route is an alternative to the option Arequipa-Juliaca-Cusco which is more extense (608 kms) but is asphalted. Please look at the route Arequipa-Juliaca in this chapter and Juliaca-Cusco in the pampas of the highland. Arequipa – Sicuani (377 kms). Estimated duration: 8hrs. Route 28. Road asphalted in its first [...]
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Arequipa – Juliaca
Distance: 262 kms. Estimated duration: 5-6hrs. Departing from Arequipa heading to Yura the road is asphalted until Juliaca. After passing bye Yura (24kms) heading towards the north and afterwards the east, boarding the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca until reaching Patahuasi (76 kms from Arequipa). At this point, begins the deviation on non-asphalted [...]
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Lima – Arequipa
Distance; 1010 kms. Estimated duration; 13 to 14 hrs. Continue the southern Panamericana highway until reaching the highway distribution point (Km 974) before (km 966) and take the turn-off to Arequipa. We recommend you to make this trip in two stages. Nazca (Km 450) is a good option for overnight in a nice hotel (Watch [...]
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Lima – Arequipa – Cusco
Distance: 1,618 kms. Estimated duration: 28-30hrs. Lima – Arequipa (1,010 kms). Routes 1-S (Lima-Distribution Division, 974 kms) and 30-A (Distribution Division-Arequipa, 36 kms). Road asphalted in very good state. Arequipa – Juliaca (262 kms, 3-4hrs). Leaving from Arequipa towards Yura, the road is asphalted up till Juliaca. After passing Yura (24 kms) you continue heading [...]
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Lima – Nazca – Puquio – Abancay – Cusco
Distance: 1,085 km. Estimated duration: 20 to 22hrs. Lima – Nazca (450 kms). Route 1-S. Panamericana highway, totally asphalted. Nazca – Puquio (157 km). Route 26, asphalted with many curves. Important to fill up completely your tank in Nazca. Please take note that from Nazca to Abancay you will only find petrol with 84 octane’s [...]
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Lima – Pisco (Deviation point at San Clemente) – Ayacucho – Cusco
Distance 1,149 kms. Estimated duration: 24 to 29 hrs. Deviation at San Clemente to Lima (227 kms) (before 229 kms). Route 1-S, Southern Panamericana. Asphalted in very good conditions. Deviation at San Clemente to Ayacucho (331 kms). Route 24, asphalted known as the via de Los Libertadores. In this section the road starts ascending slowly [...]
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Lima – Huancayo – Ayacucho – Cusco
Distance: 1,145 kms. Estimated duration: 28 to 32 hrs. Lima – Huancayo (298 kms). Central and longitudinal highland asphalted road. Huancayo – Huanta (209 kms). This road is asphalted up till Izcuchaca (first 65 km); the rest of the road is not asphalted. The exit is through Chuca and the first towns to pass bye [...]
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