Huánuco

Huánuco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwanuko]), a city with population of 75,000, is the capital of Huánuco Region in Central Highlands of Peru. Its location is the logical and tempting stopover point for the route between Lima and Pucallpa.

Understand
Huánuco has a mild semi-arid climate. The temperatures are pleasant (with warm days and cool nights) throughout the year due to its elevation (1913 m, 6275 feet).

Get in
By plane

LC Perú has one-daily flight to Lima.

By bus

Lima - The journey to Lima takes around 8 hours on direct buses on a parcially paved road. G&M Internacional (Jr. 28 de Julio 535), Transportes Leoncido Prado (Hermillo Valdizán 235), Transportes Transamazónica (Hermillo Valdizán 260) and several other companies provide good service. Huancayo - Turimso Central (Jr. Tarapacá 552) has several departures per day, taking around 7 hours.

Cerro de Pasco/La Oroya - Colectivos to Cerro de Pasco take 2 hours. Combis to La Oroya are less frequent and take 3½ hours. They leave from the Control at Acahauyna. Take a taxi from the centre.

Tingo María/Pucallpa - There are plenty of buses that go to Tingo María, taking around 3 hours. Many of these go on to Pucallpa, a further 8 hours away, total of the 11-hour journey. The journey to Pucallpa should be travelled by day, as attacks on buses are not unknown. Transportes Leoncido Prado (Hermillo Valdizán 235), Transportes Transamazónica (Hermillo Valdizán 260), Turismo Las Brisas (Hermillo Valdizán 246), and Turismo Central (Jr. Tarapacá 552) serve this route.

The quickest way to get to Tingo María is to take a colectivo, which takes 2 hours. There are several places these leave from, although the most convenient is near the bridge on General Prado.

La Unión/Huaraz - The journey to La Unión takes 5 hours by bus or 3½ hours by colectivo. There are several companies on Jr. Tarapacá on cuadra 400 serve the route. From La Unión it is possible to carry on to Huaraz. Paraiso Natural, +51 43-422887, has a bus from La Unión to Huaraz twice daily, taking 5 hours.

Get around
Downtown area is small enough to walk around. Moto-taxis and taxis are plenty and cheap.