Tunnel Punta Olimpica, Huascarán National Park

Name: Tunnel Punta Olimpica
Address: Huascarán National Park, Peru

#153 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

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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. The tunnel is intended to ease traffic on Route AN-107, one of the cross roads in the Ancash region linking the cities of Carhuaz, San Luis and Chacas a distance of 100 km. With a length of 1,384 meters, is the longest vehicular tunnel of Peru and the highest in the world, located at 4,735 meters above sea level. Its drilling began on May 15, 2012, and ended on February 24, 2013. It opened in August 2013 in conjunction with Route AN-107. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 9°8'20"S, 77°30'30"W

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Tunnel Punta Olimpica – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cordillera Blanca, Chequiaraju, Hualcán, Contrahierbas.

5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Blanca, Huascarán National Park
140 min walk • The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chequiaraju, Huascarán National Park
105 min walk • Chequiaraju, Chequiarajo, or Checquiacraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,286 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. Chequiaraju lies northwest of Hualcán and the lake Chiqllaqucha.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hualcán, Huascarán National Park
115 min walk • Hualcán is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,165 metres high. It is located in Ancash, between Chacas and Carhuaz districts. Hualcán lies south-east of Chequiaraju.
2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Contrahierbas, Huascarán National Park
66 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.
5.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Huacramarca
146 min walk • 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.
~1220 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Belaunde Lagoon, Huascarán National Park
6 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.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chequiacocha, Huascarán National Park
104 min walk • Chequiacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. Chequiacocha is situated at the very end of the Auquiscocha ravine, between the mountain Chequiaraju in the northwest and the Hualcán in the southeast, south of Huallcacocha and northeast of Auquiscocha.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wallqaqucha, Huascarán National Park
76 min walk • Wallqaqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,355 m comprising an area of 0.163066 km2. It is located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District, northwest of Wallqan. Wallqaqucha lies at the feet of Chiqllarahu, northeast and north of Awkishqucha and Chiqllaqucha.
5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Auquiscocha, Huascarán National Park
128 min walk • Lake Auquiscocha or Auquishcocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. It is situated at a height of about 4,303 metres.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ulta, Huascarán National Park
32 min walk • Ulta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,875 metres high. It is in the region of Ancash.