This land is known for its abundant production of figs and pomegranates, as well as for lakes that locals say have healing properties, particularly for dermatological and bone ailments, hypertension problems and infertility.

The primary lake in Chilca is called La Milagrosa or Qoricocha (gold pond in Quechua).

It is surrounded by numerous, not very deep, pools where visitors smear themselves with mud for a full body cast.

Many of these come regularly for years and that people say that they have been definitely cured of diseases when they arrived to Lima or another place, feeling improvements in their health, just a week after starting treatment.

Enrique Rueda, who was twice mayor of the district, tells about the people who visit the lakes and say that not only they're happy, but eternally grateful and cured.