Feria de la Papa

Peru is the birthplace of the potato, and the Andean highlands around Huancayo still cultivate thousands of native varieties found almost nowhere else on earth — in colours, shapes and flavours far beyond what most of the world associates with the crop. This festival celebrates that genuinely remarkable agricultural diversity.

Dozens of potato varieties are on display and available to taste, prepared in traditional Andean dishes, offering a rare chance to encounter the sheer range of a crop most people assume comes in only a handful of forms.