Peru

Huascaran National Park

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3.0

  • Frederik Dawson
  • M.HATADA
  • Ralf Regele
  • Thomas van der Walt
  • Wojciech Fedoruk

3.5

  • Alejandro Lau
  • Els Slots
  • Joyce van Soest
  • Juha Sjoeblom
  • Philipp Leu

4.0

  • Ammon Watkins
  • Ana
  • Carlo Sarion
  • cmtcosta
  • emvcaest
  • Francky D'Hoop
  • Jay T
  • Michael anak Kenyalang
  • Svein Elias
  • Thomas Buechler
  • Timonator
  • Zoë Sheng

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  • Pchxiao
  • Philipp Peterer
  • Thibault Magnien

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  • Alexander Lehmann
  • Bin
  • Carlos Sotelo
  • Dirk-pieter
  • Frédéric M
  • Jon Opol
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Huascaran National Park by Els Slots
Huascaran National Park by Els Slots 13

Huascaran National Park is renowned for its number of high snow-capped peaks, its glaciers and its high-altitude plateau.

The Park is located in the Cordillera Blanca range of the Andes and is the highest tropical mountain range in the world. Geologically, it is complex, and strong seismic activity is recorded here. The park also has a wide range of vegetation, including the gigantic bromeliad Puya Raimondi. Spectacled bear, puma,  vicuna, and condor are among its notable fauna species.

Community Perspective: The area has great hiking opportunities. Less active persons can opt for a guided tour of the glacial lakes Lagunas Llanganuco. Ammon has described a few alternative day tours, while Frederic shares his experience with several day hikes.

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Official Information
Full Name
Huascaran National Park (ID: 333)
Country
Peru
Status
Inscribed 1985 Site history
History of Huascaran National Park
1985: Inscribed
Inscribed
Type
Natural
Criteria
  • vii
  • viii
Links
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Community Information

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  • Natural landscape: Mountain
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Geography
Trivia
  • Fatal Accidents or 'disasters'
    The Ancash Earthquake May 31 1970. Most of the destroyed towns were outside the inscribed park but "Fifteen members of a Czech expedition were climbing Huascarán at the time, and were among the thousands dead."

    See www.peakware.com

  • Tourist Treks
    Several multi-day treks, such as the Santa Cruz or the Huayhuash treks.

    See huaraztreks.com

History
  • Women Explorers
    The lower N summit was first climbed in 1908 by Annie Smith Peck (Possibly the only mountain worldwide to have first been climbed by a woman?).

    See en.wikipedia.org

Ecology
Damaged
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Timeline
  • Miocene
    El macizo se conforma íntegramente de granito y su levantamiento se inició en el límite neógeno-cuaternario hace 5.332 millones de años. (wiki)
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