La Unión is a town in central
Peru
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, capital of the province
Dos de Mayo in the region
Huánuco
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) 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 Huán ...
.
The city is over the Vizcarra river and has two districts, Aguamiro on the right bank and Ripán on the left bank. It has a regional hospital.
Close to the city, over a flat highland or meseta (12,000 feet over sea level) is the old famed Inca city called
Wanuku Pampa, Wanuku Marka or Wanuku Viejo. The most important festival is by the end of July and it is called "La Fiesta del Sol".
[ :es:La Unión, Huánuco]
Geography
Location
The coordinates are: .
It occupies an area of the
Urqumayu valley which serves as a boundary with the
Ripán District
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, with which it communicates by two bridges, at an altitude of 3204 m, corresponding to the region
Quechua
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*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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, according to Javier Pulgar Vidal in his classification of eight natural regions of
Peru
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. The closeness of the valley gives a configuration elongated north–south, bounded on the east by the plateau of Wanuku Pampa and the hill Pallqa, on the west by the foothills of the upper valley, where villages are located ''Anchacgrande'', ''Quchapampa'' and ''Liriopampa'' in the Ripán District. Because of the proximity to the town Rípan (just one of the only cross two bridges), often in both villages is mentioned with the name of La Unión, sometimes called La Unión – Rípan.
The two bridges that cross the river, have different characteristics:
* The first bridge made of stone masonry bridge called Cáceres, only used for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
* The second made of steel and wood (floor of the bridge), called the Union bridge, if used for motorized transport (buses, trucks, etc.) and pedestrian.
Due to its location the city is the access point to other locations in the provinces bordering Dos de Mayo, like
Llata,
Chavinillo,
Huánuco
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) 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 Huán ...
, Rondos, etc. as well as with the other districts of the province:
Sillapata,
Pachas,
Yanas,
Marias, etc. Including Wallanka to
Huaraz
Huaraz () (from Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Waraq'' or ''Waras'', "''dawn''"), founded as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The ...
or
Chiquián
Chiquián (Quechua Chiqllan) is a town in central Peru. It is the capital of the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La ...
in the region
Ancash
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
, in terms of road has the characteristic of being a central city.
Hydrography
The river
Urqumayu crosses the city from south to north and for being a tributary of the river
Marañón, the village is located in the area of Huanuco territory belonging to the catchment of the second.
Climate
Because of its altitude, the climate is temperate. In the months from November to April is the season of
summer
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, the rainy season, and in the remaining months (May to September) the dry season (
drought
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) or
winter
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, which is best time to visit the village.
During the summer, torrential rains are frequent and occasionally occur
hail
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storm and in the months of winter insolation is strong and the high temperature range with high temperatures during the day, which descend well below the average for night, as well as between the lit and shadow areas, due to low humidity.
Infrastructure and Services
It has electric lighting, water and sewer service. In telecommunications and Internet service coverage through the operator Claro and Movistar recently.
Roads and Transportation
It comes through the route through the
Panamericana north from
Lima
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to
Paramonga
Paramonga was an important city constructed at the border of the former Kingdom of Chimor in Peru during the late Intermediate Period (AD 1200 to 1400), whose capital was the metropolis of Chan Chan.
Paramonga is located on the Fortaleza River, ...
, then a turn northeast to Chaskitampu,
Cajacay, Qunuqucha and Wallanka, at night, the road is paved only until Wallanka, from there to La Unión the track is a path in the extension project. In this section you will find a narrow, low semitunel height ''Huajtahuaro'' called, also known as ''The cave cat'' because of a local legend, which is a challenge for drivers of buses that arrive and leave the village.
During daylight hours Qunuqucha understood from
Chiquián
Chiquián (Quechua Chiqllan) is a town in central Peru. It is the capital of the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La ...
,
Aquia, and Wallanka Raqrachakra. In this turn the road from the plateau Qunuqucha Raqrachakra is going to trail (unpaved or state), the rest of the way is paved as mentioned above.
In both turns to reach Wallanka from Pachapaki, located at the foot of the
Wallanka mountain range should cross the mountain range above, through the opening of
Yanashallash.
Transport Companies
* Tourism Cavassa
* Tourism Armonia
* Royal Bus
* Estrella Polar
Road Map
The map shows the road to La Union, from the town of Paramunqa adjacent portions of the regions of Ancash, Huanuco and Lima.
Economic Activities
For its geographical location and being the provincial capital, the main economic activity is the
trade
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
, catering to the surrounding areas of products that the province can not produce arriving from other cities from Lima and Huanuco, such as fruit, appliances, etc.. Other activities that are linked to above are the
agriculture
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, the
livestock
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and making clothes and costumes for everyday and holidays. And finally, to a lesser extent but are increasing the
tourism
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.
It has a central market.
Tourism
There are inns and restaurants for tourists' attention. Because of its altitude and location in the valley enjoys a temperate dry climate which makes it ideal to visit people with respiratory diseases, and the aroma of the environment to the sky, silence and stillness that still retains that makes entering visitor a state of tranquility away from the bustle and monotonous life of big cities.
Is the starting point for access to the Inca ruins of Wanuku Pampa which is accessed via a dirt road, Huanuco Pampa Union or walk up through the valley of Markaraqra, also at different locations of the provinces of Lauricocha, Ambo, Huánuco, Yarowilca and Huamalies, as mentioned above. You can also reach the thermal baths of Quñuq, located at 2 km of La Unión in the district Rípan.
From the viewpoint atop Cerro San Cristobal can panoramic views of the city from where one can get panoramic view of the town and part of the valley Vizcarra is from
hill
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Terminology
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Gangash located in Wanuku Pampa near and at the top of the ravine Markaraqra and also from one edge of a ravine on the plateau that marks the edge of the canyon, near Gangash.
Notable people
*
Augusto Cárdich
References
External links
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Populated places in the Huánuco Region