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Wiqruqucha, Huascarán National Park

#48 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

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Elevation: 13012 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 8°55'35"S, 77°31'7"W
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Wiqruqucha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yaynu, Taullicocha, Urqunqucha, Taulliraju.

  • yaynu5.1 miNE
    Archaeological site

    Yaynu

    131 min walk • Yaynu is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Huayllan District. It is a hilltop settlement that is considered the most important evidence of the so-called Recuay culture in the Ancash Region.

  • taullicocha huascaran national park4.9 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Taullicocha, Huascarán National Park

    125 min walk • Taullicocha or Tawlliqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of 4,426 m comprising an area of 0.133766 km². Taullicocha lies southeast of Pucajirca and southwest of Taulliraju. The Santa Cruz originates near Taullicocha.

  • urqunqucha huascaran national park0.9 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Urqunqucha, Huascarán National Park

    24 min walk • Urqunqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,260 m comprising an area of 0.127530 km².

  • taulliraju huascaran national park4.8 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Taulliraju, Huascarán National Park

    122 min walk • Taulliraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,830 metres high. It is located between the provinces of Huaylas and Pomabamba in the region of Ancash.

  • pucajirca huascaran national park7.4 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Pucajirca, Huascarán National Park

    190 min walk • Pucajirca or Pucahirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District north of Rinrijirca.

  • tuctubamba huascaran national park3.1 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Tuctubamba, Huascarán National Park

    81 min walk • Tuctubamba or Tuqtubamba is a 5,240-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, at the border of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, the Pomabamba Province, Huayllán District, and the Yungay Province, Yanama District.

  • pucaraju huascaran national park1.8 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Pucaraju, Huascarán National Park

    46 min walk • Pucaraju or Pukaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,025 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, in the Pomabamba Province, Llumpa District, and in the Yungay Province, Yanama District.

Where to next? Visit ancash Ancash region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Peru.

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