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Huaraz (from Quechua: Waraq or Warash, "dawn"), formerly designated as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The urban area's population is distributed over the districts of Huaraz and Independencia.
Map showing the 15 most visited tourist destinations in Peru [1] Since the 2000s, Tourism in Peru has made up the nation's third largest industry, behind fishing and mining. [2] Tourism is directed towards archaeological monuments, ecotourism in the Peruvian Amazon, cultural tourism in colonial cities, gastronomic tourism, adventure tourism ...
Huaraz is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created on August 5, 1857, during the presidency of Ramón Castilla. [1] Geographically, the province is located over the Callejón de Huaylas and the western slopes of the Cordillera Negra. The Regional Museum of Archaeology is located in the Huaraz district.
Huaraz: Capital: Huaraz: Government ... Huaraz District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru. [1]
Iperú Tourist Information and Assistance, or simply Iperú (with lower-case p) [1] (Spanish pronunciation:) is the Peru tourism office provided since 1994 by the Peruvian government through the Commission for the Promotion of Exports and Tourism of Peru (Spanish: Comisión de Promoción de las Exportaciones y el Turismo del Perú, Promperú) and the National Institute for Defense of ...
Lake 69 (Spanish: Laguna 69) is a small lake near of the city of Huaraz, in the region of Áncash, Peru. It is one of the more than 400 lakes that form part of the Huascarán National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site. In the thaw season, the lake is nourished by a waterfall from Chacraraju. [1] [2]
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Wilcahuaín, [1] [2] [3] Willcahuaín, [4] or Huilcahuaín [5] [6] is an archaeological site in Peru. [4] It is located near the village of Paria, 7 km northwest of the city of Huaraz, Ancash; at an elevation of 3,400 m (11,200 ft). [4] Wilcahuaín is regarded as one of the most important archaeological sites of the Wari culture. [4]