Huaca del Balsa

Huaca del Balsa: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Huaca del Balsa

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Huaca del Balsa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -6.52559, -79.84799. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Huaca del Balsa

• Piramides de Túcume · fort · Lambayeque · ~1 km · Must-see
• Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary · sanctuary · Lambayeque · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chotuna-Chornancap · fort · Lambayeque · ~31 km · Must-see
• Catedral de Santa María · church · Lambayeque · ~34 km · Must-see
• Humedales de San José · beach · Lambayeque · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pátapo ruins · fort · Lambayeque · ~39 km · Must-see
• Huaca Ventarron · fort · Lambayeque · ~41 km · Must-see
• Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Lambayeque · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pampa Grande · fort · Lambayeque · ~61 km · Must-see
• Museo Túcume · museum · Lambayeque · ~1 km
• Museo de Sitio Túcume · museum · Lambayeque · ~2 km
• Batán Grande · fort · Lambayeque · ~11 km
• Museo Nacional Sicán · museum · Lambayeque · ~16 km
• Santa Lucía · church · Lambayeque · ~18 km
• Huaca Bandera · fort · Lambayeque · ~18 km
• Parque Pascual Saco Oliveros · park · Lambayeque · ~26 km
• Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipan · museum · Lambayeque · ~26 km
• Museo Arqueológico Nacional Brünning · museum · Lambayeque · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Huaca del Balsa

Other forts & heritage near Huaca del Balsa

• Piramides de Túcume · fort · Lambayeque · ~1 km · Must-see
• Chotuna-Chornancap · fort · Lambayeque · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pátapo ruins · fort · Lambayeque · ~39 km · Must-see
• Huaca Ventarron · fort · Lambayeque · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pampa Grande · fort · Lambayeque · ~61 km · Must-see
• Batán Grande · fort · Lambayeque · ~11 km
• Huaca Bandera · fort · Lambayeque · ~18 km
• Complejo Arqueológico de Apurlec · fort · Lambayeque · ~40 km
• Huaca Rajada · fort · Lambayeque · ~51 km
• Zaña Valley · fort · Lambayeque · ~65 km

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