---
title: "Huancabamba and Las Huaringas"
id: "huancabamba-y-las-huaringas"
category: "places"
zone: "Huancabamba"
coordinates: { lat: -4.9864, lng: -79.4631 }
hours: "Open year-round"
address: "Huancabamba, southeastern highlands of Piura"
url: "https://www.mipiura.com/en/places/huancabamba-y-las-huaringas/"
verified: false
source: "MiPiura.com - Plataforma Turística Oficial de Piura"
---

# Huancabamba and Las Huaringas

A zone in southeastern highland Piura (1,930–3,957 m above sea level) dominated by Andean páramo, where the glacial lagoons of Las Huaringas — Shimbe, Negra and others — sustain South America's largest complex of traditional ethnomedicine and healing, with ancestral rites led by master healers.

## Datos Clave / Quick Facts
- **Zona:** Huancabamba (Huancabamba, southeastern highlands of Piura)
- **Coordenadas GPS:** -4.9864, -79.4631
- **Horario:** Open year-round
- **Actividades:** Mystic and ethnomedicine tourism, Páramo hikes, Rites with master healers, High-Andean birdwatching

## Cómo Llegar
From Piura by road to the city of Huancabamba (about 200 km, southeastern highlands). The Huaringas lagoons are reached from the city in traction vehicles with local guides; dry-season visits are recommended.

## Información Detallada
The Huancabamba province reaches into the department's southeastern highlands, between 1,930 and 3,957 m above sea level in the Piuran Andean páramo.

The glacial lagoons of Las Huaringas, including Shimbe and Negra, are the stage for South America's largest complex of traditional ethnomedicine and healing: the region's master healers lead ancestral cleansing and healing rites that draw pilgrims and travellers from across the continent, in a living tradition blending Andean heritage and plant knowledge.

The páramo surroundings offer highland hikes among lagoons, frailejón plants and misty landscapes, with rich high-Andean birdlife. The city of Huancabamba serves as the service base for excursions to the lagoons, which require a local guide, warm clothing and acclimatisation to the altitude.

The climate is cold highland weather with seasonal rains; the dry season offers the most accessible trails and clear skies.

## Cita Oficial
MiPiura. (2026). *Huancabamba and Las Huaringas*. Guía Turística de Piura. https://www.mipiura.com/en/places/huancabamba-y-las-huaringas/