Mollendo
Accommodations
Hostal La Casona
Calle Comercio #192
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- Rooms are very basic, but have high ceilings and nice light
- Water is sometimes lukewarm, sometimes working
- Great location within walking distance of food and beach
- Double matrimonial S./30 (low season, can’t be much more during high season)
Sites to See
- Beaches 1, 2 and 3
- The abandoned jewel of the city: The Castle
- Mejía Bird Sanctuary
- Water park (only operates in high season, January through March)
Getting There/Away
Since Mollendo is a bit off the Gringo path…
Areqiupa > Mollendo: Take the Santa Ursula bus line (terminal located across the street from the backside of the main Terrepuerto). Tickets are $3.50 and leave every half an hour.
Moquegua > Mollendo: Before leaving for Mollendo, I searched high and low for travel options between Moquegua and Mollendo and found nothing. The fact of the matter is that buses either go back to Arequipa, or down the coast to Ilo. Moquegua is inland of Moquegua another hour or so.
I was told in Mollendo that I could take the bus to Ica, and then take a combi to Moquegua. We opted to break our trip into two instead, coming back to Arequipa inbetween.