Huánuco Pampa & La Unión Excursion

Huánuco Pampa is an incredible site of Inca ruins. Learn about its fascinating pre-Columbian history with our excursion to this Peruvian archaeological gem and the city of La Unión.

Huánuco Pampa & La Unión Excursion

We'll pick you up at your hotel in Huanuco at 4 am and travel by minibus to the archaeological site of Huánuco Pampa.

The site, also called Wanuco Marka, houses numerous vestiges of an ancient Inca administrative center. During the tour, we'll admire the remains of a great citadel. Its thick walls were intended to protect the capital of Chinchaysuyo, one of the four main regions of the Inca empire.

The ancient city, in its prime between 1460 and 1536, saw its expansion slow down after the arrival of the Spaniards. We can still see the remains of extensive rectangular enclosures called kallankas.

After visiting Huánuco Pampa, we head to the nearby town of La Unión, where you'll have an hour free for lunch. Then, we'll go on a sightseeing tour of the city, where we'll see sites like the Puente Mariscal Caceres bridge and the thermal baths of Tauripampa.

From there we'll return to Plaza de Armas in Huánuco, arriving at 7 pm.