Tarma: City of flowers
Colorful valleys, religious traditions, and delicious Manjar Blanco are what you will find in Tarma. A small place to get away from the city.
Tarma belongs to the department of Junín, it is a point of connection between the central coast, central highlands and central jungle. It is an ideal destination for a road trip from Lima. You may want to buy some pills for altitude sickness and a small bottle of rubbing alcohol and cotton, so you can smell it and relieve a headache.
I went on a road trip with my best friend and her parents We stayed in a nice hotel called Los Portales. Click here to get more information about this hotel.
Close to the hotel is a store called La Tarmeñita, where they sell Manjar Blanco, cheese, and milk. Manjar Blanco is like caramel sauce, La Tarmeñita produces different flavors of this product, and it’s delicious if you spread some on your bread or crackers.
La Florida ranch is a relaxing place to visit where you can find cows and other farm animals. Around La Florida, there are many types of flowers like the one shown in the photo. If you take a walk around the ranch, you will feel relieved.
Tarma is a religious city. El Señor de Muruhuay is in a chapel on a hill, this image is painted on the rock. The word Muruhuay means house of many colors. It is said that a cross appeared on the rock. Many people go to visit the image to get blessed and ask for miracles.
I choose Tarma as one of my favorite destinations because it’s close to my hometown, and it’s a short trip. If you are looking for a quick getaway, this is the perfect destination for you.
All pictures were taken by Claudia Roncal
