Huancayo

Huancayo on the map of Peru

Santisima Trinidad de Huancayo, Huancayo short, is a city in the South American country Peru, capital of the Junín Region, situated approximately 250 km east of Lima in the Andes ( 3259 m). The agglomeration has nearly 400,000 inhabitants.

Economy

Huancayo acts as a trading center for agricultural products, especially for artichokes and wheat. The trout aquaculture is becoming a mainstay. For supermarket chains as well as regionally active cultural and educational institutions is the main city of Huancayo central Peru (apart from the agglomeration of Lima and Callao ) is, and is often the destination of expansion projects.

Infrastructure

Traffic

Railway

Traffic Technically Huancayo is connected via a line designed by the American Henry Meiggs since the 1880s railway line with the central coastal region and the southern provincial capital of Huancavelica ( end of July 2006 the highest standard -track railroad in the world: 4781 m above sea level at La. . Galera; since August 2006 performs the highest standard -track railway line in the People's Republic of China from China to Tibet ). The railway line between Lima and Huancayo is traversed from April to November with monthly Ferrocarril Central Andino the two trains. The route, in particular from Cerro de Pasco, La Oroya and Morococha ( three major mining centers in the Central Andes ) is also used by freight trains, loaded with minerals, traveled daily.

Road

Huancayo is very well connected to the national road network. Tour buses leave in almost all cities of the country.

Traffic

The national airport is located about 40 km northwest of Huancayo in the small town Jauja. He is serviced on a regular service from the lines LC Busre and Star Perú. LAN Perú plans to start the destination for the second half of 2011. Peruvian Airlines is building a hangar in Jauja. The aim of the Peruvian government is to expand Jauja to an international airport for Central Peru

Population

Extrapolating the peri-urban communities surrounding San Agustín, Pilcomayo, Huancán, and Sapallanga add - on its municipal area agglomeration Huancayo already reaching out - so there is a population of just over 400,000 in the city of Huancayo region.

Personalities

• Damaris Mallma Porras ( born 1986 ), Peruvian folk singer