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Huascaran National Park, Ancash, Peru

Huascarán National Park is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca (the world's highest tropical mountain range) which is part of the central Andes, in the region of Ancash.

The park covers an area of 340,000 hectares (840,000 acres) and is managed by the Peruvian Network of Protected Natural Areas, or SERNANP (Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas). It was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1985 by UNESCO, is also a well-known mountaineering spot, and harbors a unique biodiversity with plant species such as the Queen of the Andes, trees of the genera Polylepis and Buddleja, and animals such as spectacled bears, condors, vicunas, and tarucas.

The park is approximately 150 kilometers (93 mi) long from north to south and averages about 25 kilometers (16 mi) in width. The western slope of the Cordillera Blanca drains to the Pacific Ocean via the Santa River and the eastern slopes drain to the Marañón River and ultimately to the Amazon River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Huantsan Mountain at dawn
Huantsan (modern Quechua orthography: Wantsan) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru.

  • It is located in Ancash Region and is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a sub-range of the Andes.
  • It has four peaks, with a maximum elevation of 6,369 metres (20,896 ft) above sea level.
  • See more at Huantsán - Wikipedia.

Rest area Lake Querococha Recuay Huaraz
Lake Querococha (possibly from Quechua qiru ceremonial drinking vessel, or q'iru wood and qucha lake; "qiru lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac.

  • The lake is situated at a height of 3,980 metres (13,060 ft), about 2.43 km (1.5 mi) long and 0.87 km (0.5 mi) at its widest point.
  • Lake Querococha lies on the western side of the Cordillera Blanca, southwest of Yanamarey and Pucaraju, northwest of Mururaju and Queshque and east of Recuay.
  • See more at Lake Querococha - Wikipedia.

Panorama of the Querococha Lake


Kahuish tunnel
Altitude 4.516 m (2.8 mi).


Panorama of Waraqayuq mountain
Waraqayuq (Quechua waraqa sack, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a sack", Hispanicized spelling Huaracayoc) or Warak'ayuq (warak'a sling or slingshot, "the one with a sling") is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high.

  • It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, east of the mountain Yanamaray.
  • The archaeological site of Waraqayuq lies on the northern slope of the mountain at 9°39′30″S 77°13′15″W, above the Walpish valley (Hualpish).
  • See more at Waraqayuq - Wikipedia.

Anua - Los Pueblos viewpoint
The villages that we can see from this viewpoint are Uchuhuayta, Pichiu San Pedro, Pichiu Quinhuaragra, Quinhuaragra, Santa Cruz de Mosna and Machac.


Panorama seen from the viewpoint to the north


Panorama seen from the viewpoint to the east


Huantsan Mountain at sunset


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