Huascaran National Park
Huascarán National Park is a national park in the Cordillera Blanca, a range of the Andes. This park is the habitat of the Puya raimondi, the Cougar, the Jaguar, the Llama, the Guanaco, the Marsh Deer, the Peruvian Tapir, the Peruvian Piedtail, a hummingbird species, and many kinds of ducks including the Southern Pochard.| Year | Decision | Comments |
| 1985 | Inscribed | Reasons for inscription |
Reviews
Rob Wilson (UK):
Again, I am delighted to be the first to review this wonderful WHS.
Huascaran NP is a truly beautiful place. I doubt there is anywhere else on Earth where you can so easily access such enormous mountains. The hiking here is truly wonderful, and hugely varied. I have spent several days walking to glaciers, lakes and valleys. I cannot recommend this site highly enough.
I am lucky enough to be writing this at a charming place called 'The Lazy Dog Inn', which is on the border of the park. From here, some of the most beautiful and least visited parts of the park are easily visited. I highly recommend walks into 'Quebrada Llaca' and 'Quebrada Cojup' (excuse any spelling).
Entry fees are a very reasonable $2 per day or about $25 for a month pass. Date posted: July 2008
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- Huascaran National Park
- Country: Peru
- Year: 1985
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Natural Heritage
Criteria: (7) (8) - Category: Natural landscape, Mountain
- Connections:
Amazon Basin . Andes . Bears . Destroyed or damaged by Earthquake . Fatal Accidents or "disasters" . Glaciers . Highest (over 5000m) . Named after individual people . Situated on a "Continental Divide" . Territorial Highest points . WHS Hotspot . Women Explorers . World Biosphere Reserves .
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