Huaraz
This high-altitude city in the Peruvian Andes serving as the main gateway to the Cordillera Blanca, Huaraz sits in the Callejón de Huaylas valley beside the Santa River and supports a dense café and restaurant scene built around adventure tourism. Climbers, hikers, mountain bikers, and snowboarders base themselves here for access to Huascarán National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 — and to Mount Huascarán, considered the tallest mountain in the tropics. The archaeological site of Chavín de Huántar is also reachable from the city. Simón Bolívar granted Huaraz the title "Noble and Generous City" for its support of the independence cause, and after a 1970 earthquake destroyed most of the city, international aid earned it a second title: Capital of International Friendship.
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- Population118,836
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.9 km4.9 mi
Nearest airports
Huaraz: quick answers
Where is Huaraz?
Huaraz is in Peru.
How do you get to Huaraz?
The nearest airport is Anta (ATA), about 44 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Huaraz?
The warmest month is April, averaging 8°C47°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 8°C46°F. The wettest month is March, with about 273 mm10.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Huaraz?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 158 restaurants, 25 cafés and 17 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Huaraz?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Chacas, Chavín de Huantar and Carhuaz.