Our History

  • 1500

  • 1600

  • 1800

  • 1940

  • 1955

  • 1970

1500

The first records indicate that the first owner was a Inca Cacique.

1600

A Spaniard married the chief’s daughter and became a “Hacienda”, with the typical architecture of the time, which is still preserved.

1800

In 1813, Argentine military officer Francisco de Paula Otero arrived in Tarma and married Petronila Aveleira, daughter of the family that owned the hacienda. He organized a small army to support General José de San Martín during the independence campaign.

After the campaign, Otero was appointed military-political governor of the Tarma intendancy. He later fought in the Battles of Junín and Ayacucho, earning appointments as Major General of the Liberation Government and the first Prefect of Arequipa.

1940

Our Beginnings

Hacienda La Florida was adquired by families of Italian immigrants, in 1940 and from that moment dedicated themselves to agriculture and cultural exchange with the locals, promoting the development of the area and creating jobs.

Property of Esteban Gandolfo Frigoni.

1955

Property of Esteban y Julia Gandolfo Peschiera

1970

Silvio in the Rosedal

Esteban was a great friend of the famous Peruvian writer Julio Ramón Ribeyro who used to visit the farm very often, thus dedicating his most famous work to Don Esteban, Silvio en el Rosedal.