La Unión is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Dos de
Mayo in the region Huánuco. 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"
