Waraqayuq, Huascarán National Park

#150 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Archaeological site

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Waraqayuq or Warak'ayuq is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, east of the mountain Yanamaray. ()

Elevation: 15092 ftCoordinates: 9°39'55"S, 77°13'30"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake Allpacocha, Lanzón, Kunkush Punta, Yanamarey.

5.6 miNE
Lake
Lake Allpacocha, Chavín de Huántar
143 min walk • Lake Allpacocha, Lake Japracocha or Lake Japrucocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, in the southeast of the Chavín de Huantar District.
5.9 miNE
Museum, Art gallery
Lanzón, Chavín de Huántar
150 min walk • The Lanzón is a granite stela that is associated with the Chavín culture. It is located in the Old Temple of Chavin de Huantar which rests in the central highlands of Peru. The Chavín religion was the first major religious and cultural movement in the Andes mountains, flourishing between 900 and 200 BCE.
6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kunkush Punta, Huascarán National Park
153 min walk • Kunkush Punta is a 4,907-metre-high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kunkush Punta lies east of Qiruqucha.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yanamarey, Huascarán National Park
64 min walk • Yanamarey or Yanaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,237 metres high. It is located between Recuay and Huari provinces, in Ancash. Yanamaray lies east of Pucaraju and northeast of Lake Querococha, between Matashcu in the north and Cahuish in the south.
1.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cahuish, Huascarán National Park
50 min walk • Cahuish is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District.
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Matagaga, Huascarán National Park
112 min walk • Matagaga is a mountain on the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tuctu, Huascarán National Park
120 min walk • Tuctu is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District. It lies southeast of Arhuay, Uruashraju and Tuctopunta.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puyhuan, Huascarán National Park
68 min walk • Puyhuan is a 4,980-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puyhuan lies northwest of Huaracayoc, northeast of Yanarahu and southeast of Tuctu.
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Shahuanga Punta, Huascarán National Park
109 min walk • Shahuanga Punta is a 5,161-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. It lies north of Queshque.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yuracyacu, Huascarán National Park
134 min walk • Yuracyacu is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It lies northeast of Queshque.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Araranca, Huascarán National Park
138 min walk • Araranca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Araranca lies southwest of Tuctu and northwest of Yanaraju. It lies north of the Araranca valley.