About Huascarán National Park

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Huascarán National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Huascarán) is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca (the world's highest tropical mountain range) which is part of the central Andes, in the region of Ancash. The park covers an area of 340.000 ha (ca. 3.400 km2) and is managed by the Peruvian Network of Protected Natural Areas: SERNANP (Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas). 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.

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Independencia, Ancash, Peru

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Wilcahuaín

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Chavín de Huantar

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Huacramarca

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Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Chacas

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Choquerecuay

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Maray Qalla

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Cerro Sechín

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Chanquillo

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Mazur

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Pañamarca

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Kotosh

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Iglesia de San Cristóbal de Huánuco

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Paramonga

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Caral

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Rio Abiseo National Park

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Bandurria, Peru

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Marcahuamachuco

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Iglesia de San Pedro (Ninacaca)

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Rúpac

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Junín National Reserve

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Huaca del Sol

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Teatro Municipal de Trujillo

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Iglesia de la Merced (Trujillo)

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Freedom Monument (Trujillo)

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Plaza de Armas of Trujillo (Peru)

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary (Trujillo, Peru)

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Huaca Esmeralda

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Chan Chan

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Huaca del Dragón

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Huaca Prieta

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