Huaraz Travel: Huaraz is a large town in the
Ancash region of Peru.
Huaraz is a city in central Peru. It has a population of
approximately 100,000 and is the capital of the Ancash region.
Huaraz is situated at an altitude of 3100 m in the Andes mountains,
some 450 km north of Lima.
Huaraz sits in the agriculturally important Callejón de Huaylas
valley, at the foot of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, which
includes Huascarán, the highest mountain in Peru at 6768 m.
Huascarán National Park is a popular destination for tourism and
trekking, and Huaraz is a frequent base for expeditions to the
Cordilleras Blanca and Huayhuash. Tourists often come from
Argentina, Italy, Switzerland, Israel, Germany, the UK and the
United States.
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