Huanuco

Huánuco is a city in central Peru. It has a population of 70,588 (1999) and is the capital of the Huánuco Department and the Huánuco District.

The city of Huánuco was founded by Spanish Conquistador Gómez de Alvarado in 1539, in the Inca town of Yarowilca. In 1541, the city was moved to its current location in the Pillco Valley.