Central Highlands - Peru - page 641

Getting There & Away
Air
LC Peru Offline map Google map ( 51-8113; www.lcperu.pe ; Jirón 2 de Mayo 1321)
flies to and from Lima daily. The airport is 5km north of town. Take a cab (S10) to get
there.
Bus & Taxi
Buses go to Lima (S20 to S30, eight hours), Pucallpa (S30, 11 hours), La Merced (S20,
six hours), Huancayo (S20, six hours) and La Unión (S15, five hours), with companies all
over town. The following are among the best:
Bahía Continental Offline map Google map ( 51-9999; Valdizán 718) One of the more
luxury options. Regular bus to Lima at 10am plus bus-camas at 10pm and 10:15pm.
León de Huánuco Offline map Google map ( 51-1489; Robles 821) Lima at 10am,
8:30pm and 9:30pm; La Merced at 8pm; Pucallpa at 7pm.
Marañon Express Offline map Google map (San Martin 520) Tantamayo at 2am and 10am/
1pm.
Turismo Central Offline map Google map ( 51-1806; Tarapaca 552) Pucallpa 7pm and
8pm, Huancayo 9.30pm.
Turismo Unión Offline map Google map ( 52-6308; Tarapaca 449) La Unión at 7:15am
(S15). Other companies near Turismo Unión also go west toward villages on the eastern
side of the Cordillera Blanca: rough roads, poor buses.
For Tingo María (S10, 3½ hours), take a Pucallpa-bound bus or a colectivo taxi (S18, two
hours) with Comité Autos No 5 Offline map Google map (General Prado 1085) near the
river. There are more colectivo taxis for Tingo María nearby.
For Cerro de Pasco, minibuses (S10, three hours) or colectivo taxis (S20, two hours)
leave from Paradero de Cayhuayna, a 1km mototaxi ride from the center, as do colectivos
to La Oroya and the Tarma turn-off (S40, 3½ hours).
La Unión
ELEV 3200M