Maparaju, Huascarán National Park

#52 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Maparaju is a 5,326-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located between Huaraz and Huari provinces, in the region of Ancash. Maparaju lies at the head of the Cayesh valley, southwest of Cayesh and Artisa and northeast of Qarwakancha. ()

Elevation: 17474 ftCoordinates: 9°27'0"S, 77°18'12"W

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Maparaju – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Palcacocha, Huamashraju, Huantsán, Pucaranra.

6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Palcacocha, Huascarán National Park
163 min walk • Palcacocha is a glacier lake in the Andes mountain range of South America in northwestern Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province.
7.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huamashraju, Huascarán National Park
194 min walk • Huamashraju, Wamashraju, Yanahuacra or Rajo Colta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,434 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Huaraz District. Huamashraju lies east of the town of Huaraz, west of Huantsán and northwest of Shacsha and Cashan.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huantsán, Huascarán National Park
115 min walk • Huantsán, Huantsan or Tunsho is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region and is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a sub-range of the Andes. It has four peaks, with a maximum elevation of 6,369 metres above sea level.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucaranra, Huascarán National Park
132 min walk • Pucaranra is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,147 metres high. It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount Chinchey.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tullparaju, Huascarán National Park
91 min walk • Tullparaju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,787 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, and in the Huari Province, Huari District. Tullparaju lies southeast of the mountains Pucaranra and Chinchey and northeast of Andavite.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hatun Jacacocha, Huascarán National Park
117 min walk • Hatun Jacacocha or Hatunjacacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huantar District. It is situated at a height of 4,190 m, about 180 m long and 120 m at its widest point.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tullpacocha, Huascarán National Park
85 min walk • Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District. Tullpacocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, southeast of Palcaraju and Pucaranra, southwest of Chinchey and Tullparaju and northwest of Andavite, at the very end of the Quilcayhuanca gorge.
0.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cayesh, Huascarán National Park
20 min walk • Cayesh is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,721 metres high. It is located between Huaraz and Huari provinces in Ancash. Cayesh lies at the head of the Cayesh valley, northwest of Artisa and southeast of Andavite.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
San Juan Mountain, Huascarán National Park
59 min walk • San Juan or Ancos Punta is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash and is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a sub-range of the Andes. It has an elevation of 5,843 metres above sea level. It is located northwest of mount Huantsán.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carhuascancha, Huascarán National Park
72 min walk • Carhuascancha or Tumarinaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru with an elevation of 5,648 metres or 5,668 metres above sea level.
7.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yanaqucha, Huascarán National Park
186 min walk • Yanaqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It is situated at a height of about 4,314 metres, about 800 metres long and 280 metres at its widest point. It has a depth of about 12 metres.