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Information
There have been reports of travelers being robbed and raped at gunpoint en route to des-
tinations within Parque Nacional Tingo María. It is strongly recommended that you do not
venture into the countryside around Tingo without a guide and ensure you return well be-
fore dark. Increased police protection at key park attractions has improved security some-
what, but remember that this is a remote area. Furthermore, the Huallaga valley that runs
north of Tingo to Tarapoto is a cocaine production area and also one of the last bastions of
the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path; see the boxed text, Click here ) . Risk to tourists
from drugs traffickers and the Sendero Luminoso is very low but care should still be
taken.
BCP (Raimondi 249) Also changes US cash. It has a Visa ATM and may change traveler's
checks.
Main post office (Plaza Leoncio Prado)
Tourist office ( 56-2058, 56-2351, ext 116; Alameda Perú 525) On Plaza Leoncio
Prado. Publishes useful information on sights in Parque Nacional Tingo María.
Getting There & Away
Air
Flights from Tingo María are not currently operating: Huánuco has the nearest airport.
Bus & Taxi
Transport here mostly serves Lima and destinations in between such as Huánuco, as well
as local villages and Pucallpa. The road between Tingo and Pucallpa can be risky; Click
here .
Buses to Lima (S40 to S60, 12 hours) are operated, among others, by Transportes
León de Huánuco ( 56-2030, 962-56-2030; Pimentel 164). Buses usually leave at
7am or 7pm. Some operators go to Pucallpa (S20, nine hours). Faster service to Pucallpa
is with Turismo Ucayali (cnr Tito Jaime Fernández s/n, cuadra 2) , which has colectivo
taxis (S45, 4 ½ hours).
From around the gas station on Av Raimondi near the León de Huánuco bus terminal,
colectivos depart to Huánuco (S18, two hours) and other destinations.