Pucaraju, Huascarán National Park

#107 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. Pucaraju lies southeast of Taulliraju and west of the lakes named Wiqruqucha and Orgoncocha. ()

First ascent: 1955Elevation: 16486 ftCoordinates: 8°55'49"S, 77°32'39"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake 69, Chacraraju, Lake Arhuaycocha, Rinrijirca.

7.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake 69, Huascarán National Park
184 min walk • Lake 69 is a small lake near of the city of Huaraz, in the region of Áncash, Peru. It is one of the more than 400 lakes that form part of the Huascarán National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site.
6.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chacraraju, Huascarán National Park
168 min walk • Chacraraju or Chakraraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain has two distinctive peaks: Chacraraju Oeste and Chacraraju Este.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Arhuaycocha, Huascarán National Park
161 min walk • Lake Arhuaycocha is a lake in Peru, in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is at the foot of the mountains Pucajirca and Rinrijirca and the Arhuay glacier.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rinrijirca, Huascarán National Park
132 min walk • Rinrijirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,810 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District south of Pucajirca.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wiqruqucha, Huascarán National Park
46 min walk • Wiqruqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District. It is situated at a height of 3,960 m comprising an area of 0.208916 km².
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Taullicocha, Huascarán National Park
87 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.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Urqunqucha, Huascarán National Park
23 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.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pirámide Mountain, Huascarán National Park
155 min walk • Pirámide, also called Pirámide de Garcilaso or Pirámide de Garcilazo, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,885 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Caraz District as well as in the Yungay Province, Yanama District.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taulliraju, Huascarán National Park
91 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.
6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucajirca, Huascarán National Park
168 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.
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parón, Huascarán National Park
130 min walk • Parón, is a 5,600-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. Parón lies in Huascarán National Park, northeast of Pirámide.