Huacramarca

#118 among destinations in Peru

Archaeological site

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Huacramarca or Waqramarka is an archaeological site on a mountain of the same name in Peru. Huacramarca lies southeast of Contrahierbas, near the village Huallin. The ruins are situated on top of the mountain Huacramarca at an elevation of 4,150 metres. ()

Local name: Huajramarca Coordinates: 9°10'32"S, 77°25'60"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Patarcocha, Lake Allicocha, Contrahierbas, Belaunde Lagoon.

5.7 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake
Patarcocha, Chacas
145 min walk • Patarcocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 3,900 metres, 259 m long and 147 m at its widest point. Patarcocha lies northwest of the lakes Yanacocha, Huegroncocha and Runtococha.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Allicocha, Huascarán National Park
141 min walk • Lake Allicocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District; at a height of 4,543 metres, 204 m long and 113 m at its widest point. Lake Allicocha lies southwest of Copa.
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Contrahierbas, Huascarán National Park
158 min walk • Contrahierbas, also called Yanarraju or Ruricocha, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,954 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region in the provinces Asunción, Carhuaz and Yungay. Contrahierbas is located inside Huascarán National Park, northeast of Hualcán.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Belaunde Lagoon, Huascarán National Park
141 min walk • Lake Belaunde, is a natural reservoir of fresh water located in the district of Chacas, Ancash, in the area of the Cordillera Blanca at 4500 meters. It originated from the deglaciation of glacier Yanarahu in 1968.
4.7 miE
Church
Santuario de Mama Ashu
120 min walk • The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Assumption of Chacas, popularly called Sanctuary of Mama Ashu, is a Peruvian temple of the Catholic Church located in the Ancashian town of Chacas.
5.7 miNW
Tunnel
Tunnel Punta Olimpica, Huascarán National Park
146 min walk • The Punta Olimpica Tunnel is a vehicular transportation tunnel through high mountains, connecting the Callejón de Huaylas and Conchucos valleys of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru.