This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Historic Walking Area Attractions In Huascaran National Park

x
Huascarán National Park is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca which is part of the central Andes, in the region of Ancash. The park covers an area of 340.000 ha and is managed by the Peruvian Network of Protected Natural Areas: SERNANP . 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.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Historic Walking Area Attractions In Huascaran National Park

  • 1. Huascaran Huascaran National Park
    Huascarán is a mountain in the Peruvian province of Yungay , situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. The highest southern summit of Huascarán is the highest point in Peru, the northern part of Andes and in all of the Earth's Tropics. Huascarán is the fourth highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and South America after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, and Monte Pissis. The mountain was named after Huáscar, a 16th-century Inca emperor who was the Sapa Inca of the Inca empire.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Huascaran National Park Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu