Huaraz

CITY GUIDE

ÁNCASH

Location

Coast and northwestern highlands of Peru

Capital

Huaraz (10 141 ft)

Altitude

Minimum:
13 ft (Chimbote)
Maximum:
12 828 ft (Shilla)

Weather

Maximum:80.6 °F
Minimum: 44.6° F

HOW TO ARRIVE

Terrestrial

Lima-Pativilca-Huaraz: 284 miles by the Panamericana north highway (8 hours).

By Air

There are not commercial flights.

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

Activities

– Visit of the Huascaran National Park and the Huayhuash Mountain Range.

– Archaeology , beaches and rural tourism.

Gastronomy

Among the most popular dishes are the spicy guinea pig stew, llunca with chicken, pachamanca, cuchicanca, cebiche huarmeyano, cebiche de pato, causa de pescado and chicha de jora.

Festivals and Events

Carnivals (Feb-Mar) Holy Week (Mar-Apr) Lord of May festival (2-12 May) San Pedrito festival (29 Jun).

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