Parque Nacional Huascarán
About
Parque Nacional Huascarán is a national park in Ancash, Peru, covering about 840,400 acres (3,401 km²). There are 20 mapped trails inside it, including Alpamayo Circuit, Ascenso_alpamayo and Ascenso_huascarán. Its peaks include Huascarán Norte, Huascarán Sur and Huandoy. Waterfalls inside it include Huandoy. For camping, there is Arhuaycocha - Alpamayo Base Camp and B.C. Maparaju. Elevations inside the park range from about 9,730 ft to 22,200 ft. The nearest town is Unchus, about 10 miles northeast of the park's centre. It was established in 1975. It is managed as an IUCN category II protected area. It is listed as a World Heritage Site. It is managed by the Peruvian Service for Natural Protected Areas. These details come from Wikidata. The boundary comes from OpenStreetMap. Check the park's own rules, fees and opening hours before you go.
Park size
840,430 acres
Location
Parque Nacional Huascarán
Ancash
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