Huaraz

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Huaraz

2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Huaraz.

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UNESCO sites in Huaraz

  • Huascarán National ParkNatural · 1985 · 26 km

    Situated in the Cordillera Blanca, the world's highest tropical mountain range, Mount Huascarán rises to 6,768 m above sea-level. The deep ravines watered by numerous torrents, the glacial lakes and the variety of the ve…

  • Chavin (Archaeological Site)Cultural · 1985 · 39 km

    The archaeological site of Chavin gave its name to the culture that developed between 1500 and 300 B.C. in this high valley of the Peruvian Andes. This former place of worship is one of the earliest and best-known pre-Co…

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