The Huánuco region has beautiful areas of fertile forests that have coveted fruits such as coffee and cocoa, as well as a diverse flora and fauna preserved in the Tingo María National Park.
Here in the region is a perfect combination between mountains and jungle, this thanks to its high mountains, hot springs, caves and lagoons. It was populated for centuries by the man from Lauricocha and other cultures that left traces of his presence in Kotosh or Temple of the Crossed Hands.
It has a beautiful pool of 4 meters high, built in 1845 in one piece and surrounded by beautiful ficus.
Temple of the Crossed Hands of Kotosh
5 km from the city. It has been dated by the Japanese archaeologist Seichi Izumi in 4,000 BC. Little is known about this culture, one of the oldest in the Andes.
Visit the Churches
You can visit the churches of San Francisco, Cristo Rey, San Sebastian, La Merced and San Cristóbal, some of which were built in the 16th century. The Cathedral, in the Main Square, has a collection of paintings from the Cusco school .
Parque Nacional Tingo María
It has an area of 4,777 hectares. Created in 1965 to protect the set of mountains known as Sleeping Beauty and the adjacent forests. In the park lives a variety of reptiles, amphibians and insects, including endemic; diversity of birds such as the guácharo and the cock of the rocks and mammals such as the sajino, the picuro mama and the tigrillo.
Cave of the Owls
On the slopes of the Sleeping Beauty, it is a limestone grotto, in the Tingo María National Park, inhabited by the guácharo (peculiar bird of nocturnal habit) and other troglodytic and cavicola species. Wild orchids can be seen on the way to the cave.
Waterfall The Velo of the Nymphs
In the district of Tambillo, 20 minutes from Tingo María by car and 1 hour of walking. Beautiful chain of waterfalls.
Duck Chicharrón
Cold duck meat, seasoned with rocoto sauce.
Locro de gallina
Parboiled hen meat, boiled with white potatoes and ají dressing.
Patasca de mote
Pieces of beef, pork and lamb, boiled with mote, onions, salt and chopped green chili.
Data you should know if you travel
Weather
Mild weather. During the course of the year, the temperature generally varies from 11 ° C to 26 ° C.
Best season
Hot weather from the end of April to the beginning of October. It rains with greater intensity in the month of March.
How to get?
Land route, Lima-La Oroya-Huánuco 410 km. Airway, there are regular flights from Lima.
