Bosque de Pómac Historical Sanctuary
Santuario Histórico Bosque de Pómac
A dry forest of algarrobo trees with more than 20 Sicán pyramids scattered through it, including the Batán Grande site where the famous gold mask was found, and a thousand-year-old tree known as the Millennium Algarrobo.
This dry forest reserve covers about 5,900 hectares and is dominated by Peruvian algarrobo trees. Inside are more than 20 adobe pyramids of the Sicán civilization at the Batán Grande site, where the famous Sicán gold mask was unearthed. Visitors can climb a viewing platform to look over the forest and pyramids, see the so-called Millennium Algarrobo, which is said to be more than 1,000 years old, and birdwatch for species endemic to northern Peru. Most visitors tour by hired car or on bicycle, and the site is often arranged together with the Sicán museum.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Túcume (Valley of the Pyramids)
- Sicán National Museum
- Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum
- Brüning National Archaeological Museum
- Lambayeque Historic Center & Casa de la Logia
- Mercado Modelo
- Chotuna-Chornancap Archaeological Complex
- Plaza de Armas & Chiclayo Cathedral