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Huánuco
Also known as Huanuco
Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country.
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Place details
- Locality
- Huánuco
- Region
- Huánuco
- Country
- Perú
- Population
- 196,627
- Timezone
Travel guide
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. [http://www.gminternacional.com.pe 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 se…
Get around
Downtown area is small enough to walk around. Moto-taxis and taxis are plenty and cheap.
See
thumb|Main plaza in Huánuco thumb|Negritos de Huánuco
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Colonial era
- Republican era
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Economy
- Sport
- Education
- Schools
- Universities
- Transportation
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country.
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