Áncash · Peru Capital
In the destination Huaraz and the Cordillera Blanca.
In the photo: Plaza de Armas de Huaraz
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Huaraz, capital of Áncash, is at about 3,050 metres in the Callejón de Huaylas, with the Cordillera Blanca visible from its streets. It is the base for Parque Nacional Huascarán, the Lagunas de Llanganuco, Laguna 69, Laguna Churup and the Pastoruri glacier, and for the temple of Chavín de Huántar on the other side of the range. In the centre, the Museo Arqueológico de Áncash displays stone sculptures of the Recuay culture.
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The local experience
The archaeological museum of Huaraz, on the Plaza de Armas, with ceramics, textiles and metalwork from the Chavín, Recuay, Moche, Wari and Inca cultures, and a garden with more than 150 stone sculptures, mostly Recuay.
The national park that protects the Cordillera Blanca, with around 20 peaks above 6,000 meters, including Huascarán, the highest in Peru, hundreds of lagoons and glaciers. UNESCO World Heritage Site and biosphere reserve.
Two green-blue lakes in the Llanganuco valley, at the foot of Huascarán and Huandoy, at about 3,850 meters: Chinancocha, with a path along the shore and boat rides, and Orconcocha, higher up.
A turquoise-water lake at about 4,600 meters, beneath the neveado Chacraraju, at the end of a high-altitude trail that climbs from Cebollapampa in the Llanganuco valley. Visits are made with an authorized agency.
A lake at about 4,450 meters, at the foot of neveado Churup, at the end of a trail that starts in Pitec, near Huaraz. It’s the highest-altitude outing closest to the city.
The glacier of neveado Pastoruri, in the south of the Cordillera Blanca, at about 5,000 meters, visited by a short walk from the parking area. Along the way are fields of Puya raimondii and springs with naturally carbonated water.
The religious center of the Chavín culture, built between 1500 and 300 BC on the other side of the Cordillera Blanca, with the stone temple, underground galleries, the Lanzón monolith and the cabezas-clavas. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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