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In the southeastern region of Huanuco, you will find the cave of Lauricocha that features 10,000 years old rock-art and burial remains of nomadic hunters. These remants costitute the oldest vestiges of human presence in Peru.

Aeveral centurias later, the Cotos culture (4000 years old) flourished in the region. Their most representative building is the Temple of the Crossed Hands, named this way for its mud sculpture, one of the oldest on the American Continent, of two crossed hands.

Later on, betwen 1,250 B.C. and 1,480 A.D. and after the fall of the Huaris, a culture of shepherds known as the Yarowilcas or Yaros rose confront the Inca Pachacutec. Although they were to eventually be defeated, it is said that they strongly resisted the Incas untill the time of the Inca Huayna Capac.

You also fin dan inportant administrative center built by the Incas in the region; this place, called Huanuco Pampa, was built around 1,460 A.D. and container large storehouse and workshops.

Years later, on August 15, 1539, the Spasnish Gomez de Alvarado founded the city of Leon de los Caballeros de Huanuco (Lion of the Gentleman from Huanuco). In time, Huanuco became a noble city inhabited by richSpanish familias, owners of the land in the surrounding areas.

In 1869, the region became the Department of Huanuco and today its main economic activities are farming, forestry and tourism.

 

Altitude: Lowest point: 167 masl / 548 fasl (Honoria); highest point 4100 masl / 13,448 fasl (Yarumayo)

 

How to Get There:

By air: daily fligts to Huanuco from Lima (45 minutes).

Overland: from Lima via La Oroya - Huanuco: 410 Km / 255 miles (8 hours by bus / 5 hours by car).

 

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