Ancash Region
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President	Ricardo Narváez Soto
Capital	Huaraz
Largest city	Chimbote
Area	35,914. The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. For the Province of the Ancash Region in Peru, see Huaraz Province Huaraz is a city in Peru. Chimbote is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru. It is also the capital of the Santa Province and the Chimbote District. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 41 km²
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population   - Total   - Density	1,039,415 (2005 census) 28. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Peru is a multiethnic country It has a population of Amerindians 45% Mestizos 37% Whites 15% Asian Peruvians and Afro-Peruvians 3% The Peru 2005 Census was a detailed enumeration In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The Peru 2005 Census was a detailed enumeration 9/km²
Subdivisions	20 provinces and 166 districts
Elevation   - Capital   - Lowest   - Highest	3,052 metres (10,013 ft) 0 m (sea level) 6768 m (Huascarán)
Main resources
Poverty rate	61. Country subdivision refers to the division of a Country 's territory for the sake of its administration, description or other such purpose The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Huascarán or Nevado Huascarán is a Mountain in the province of Yungay - Cordillera Blanca, part of the Western Andes. Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and 1%
Percentage of country's GDP	2. 76%
Codes
Dialing code	043
ISO 3166-2	PE-ANC
UBIGEO	02
Official website
www.regionancash.gob.pe

Ancash is a region in northern Peru. A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Ubigeo is the coding system for geographical locations ( Spanish Código Ubicacíon Geográfica) in Peru used by the National Statistics Institute ( A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. It is bordered by the La Libertad region on the north, the Huánuco and Pasco regions on the east, the Lima region on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. La Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north the Huánuco is a region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions on Pasco is a region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco. Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote. For the Province of the Ancash Region in Peru, see Huaraz Province Huaraz is a city in Peru. Chimbote is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru. It is also the capital of the Santa Province and the Chimbote District. The name of the region originates from the Quechua word anqash, which means blue. Quechua ( Runa Simi) is a Native American language of South America. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by

History

Between the years 400 and 600 BC, the first Peruvian civilization, known as Chavín, originated and flourished in this zone. Events By place Persian Empire Artaxerxes II King of Persia appoints Tissaphernes to take over all the districts in The importance of this culture lies not only in its antiquity but in the history and culture it shares with other cultures along the Andean and Amazonian territories. The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía As archaeologist Julio C. Tello put it, "Chavín was the mother of all the cultures that later bloomed in the old Peru. Julio Cesar Tello (b April 11, 1880, Huarochirí Province — d Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. " The name Chavín comes from the Quechua word Chaupin, which translates as center or headquarters. Tello believed that people came from the Amazonas, scaled the Andes, and developed the Chavín culture. Amazonas is derived from Rio Amazonas, the local Portuguese name for the Amazon River.

During the Inca age, the population of the Santa valley was assimilated into the Inca empire by Pachacuti. Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (or Pachacutec) was the ninth Sapa Inca (1438-1471/1472 of the Kingdom of Cusco, which he transformed into the empire

The first Spaniards came to Huaylas attracted by the fame of the silver veins of the region. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In Geology, a vein is a finite volume within a rock, having a distinct shape filled with Crystals of one or more Minerals which were precipitated In time, the Spanish destroyed the Inca cities. It was during this time that Jeronimo de Alvarado founded the city of Huaraz. Though in the Colonial Age this city held little importance and its artistic and cultural life did not have much relevance, it became the headquarters for Simón Bolívar during his campaign to liberate Peru. The historical phenomenon of Colonisation is one that stretches around the globe and across time including such disparate peoples as the Hittites, the Incas and the Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash

The 1970 Ancash earthquake devastated the region, killing more than 50,000 people and damaging 186,000 houses in one of the deadliest natural disasters in Peru. The 1970 Ancash earthquake or Great Peruvian Earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred on May 31 of that year

Today, most of the Ancash population is concentrated in the Callejón de Huaylas. The Callejón de Huaylas ("Alley of Huaylas" is a valley in the Ancash Region in the north-central highlands of Peru.

Geography

Ancash is a land of contrasts. It has two, great longitudinal valleys, that combine the mountain characteristics of the Callejón de Huaylas (Alley of Huaylas) and the ones of the sylvan Alto Marañón. In Geology, a valley (also called a vale, dale, glen or strath and near or in Appalachia, a draw) is Alto Marañón is the denominated zone in Peru that includes an area of more than 30000 Kilometers square with five great rivers and more than 40000 people Miles of sandy beaches abut the blue waters of the Pacific. The territory of the coast, high plateaus and Andean punas of the Ancash Region are flat, while the rest of the territory, in the Andes, is very rough. In Geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. Puna is a Neotropical Ecoregion and one of the eight Natural Regions of Peru. In the west, slopes with strong declivity form narrow canyons with abrupt and deserted sides.

The rough territory of the region is crossed by two mountain ranges: on the western side, it's the Cordillera Negra (the Black Mountain Range), which has peaks without glaciers, and on the eastern side, it's the Cordillera Blanca (the White Mountain Range), which has several peaks covered with snow and ice, like the Huascarán and the Alpamayo. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Cordillera Negra (Black Range is part of the Cordillera Oriental, one of three Mountain ranges in the Andes Mountains of west central Peru "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. The Cordillera Blanca ( Spanish for "White Range" is a Mountain range in the Ancash Region of Peru. Huascarán or Nevado Huascarán is a Mountain in the province of Yungay - Cordillera Blanca, part of the Western Andes. Alpamayo (Nevado Alpamayo is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Peruvian Andes. Between these two mountain ranges, the Santa River flows through the so-called Callejón de Huaylas. The Santa River ( Spanish: Río Santa) is a River in the South American Andes Cordillera in the Ancash Region This alley narrows to form the Cañón del Pato (Duck Canyon). Cañon del Pato ( Spanish: Duck Canyon is is a canyon in Peru. Also along the Pacific slopes, the Santa River has shaped a wide valley in the punas which narrows into the Cordillera Negra where the Cañón del Pato canyon was formed.

The snow-covered peak of Huascarán, highest summit of Peru and second of the Americas, reaches a height of 6,768 m (22,205 ft, 4. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America 2 miles) and contrasts with the 6,263 m (20,548 ft) deep trough of Chimbote found in the ocean west of Ancash. In geology a trough generally refers to a linear structural depression that extends laterally over a distance while being less steep than a trench. Remnants of glaciers created many lagoons, such as Llanganuco and Paron. A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt or Brackish water separated from the deeper Sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral

Following the Pan-American highway north from Lima, the territory of the region of Ancash begins just beyond the Fortress of Paramonga, between wide fields of sugarcane, and across the Fortaleza River, 206 kilometres (128 mi) from Lima. The Pan-American Highway (see below for its name in other Western European languages is a network of Roads nearly 48000 kilometres (29800 miles in Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae

Along the coast of Ancash, from the Fortaleza River to the Santa River, the Pacific exerts great influence. The Peruvian current and the El Niño current exert considerable and sometimes tragic effect on local lives and regional economies. The Humboldt Current is a cold low- Salinity Ocean current that flows north-westward along the west coast of South America from the southern tip of Chile El Niño-Southern Oscillation ( ENSO; commonly referred to as simply El Niño) is a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon

Normally, the Peruvian current, also known as the Humboldt Current, brings cold water and lots of fish. The Humboldt Current is a cold low- Salinity Ocean current that flows north-westward along the west coast of South America from the southern tip of Chile With the development of the shoals of anchoveta, the Ancash ports and creeks became commercial fishing centers. The SWARM Remote Weapon System (Stabilised Weapon And Reconnaissance Mount is a fully armored Remote weapon system designed and built by the Thales Group in The Peruvian anchoveta ( Engraulis ringens) is a Fish of the Anchovy family Engraulidae. A tidal creek is the portion of a Stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean Tides in the case that the subject stream discharges to an ocean sea or strait During the 1950s, the bay of Chimbote was the top fishing port of the world. Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment ^[1]

However, when warmer waters from the north, such as the current of El Niño, bring catastrophic rains to the coast and sea, the shoals of anchoveta disappear, the fishing fleets plants are paralyzed, and flooding rivers cause serious damage to the lands and cities. The SWARM Remote Weapon System (Stabilised Weapon And Reconnaissance Mount is a fully armored Remote weapon system designed and built by the Thales Group in A fishing fleet is an aggregate of commercial Fishing vessels. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The cycles of these two sea currents that affect Peru are hard to predict. ^[2]

Further north along the Pan-American highway, numerous islands and islets dot the sea near the coast. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant For human anatomy see Islets of Langerhans An islet is a small Island. Most are home only to guano seabirds. Guano (from the Quechua 'wanu' via Spanish) is the Feces of Seabirds Bats and seals Seabirds are Birds that have adapted to life within the marine environment From south to north, the most important islands include:

• Tortuga Island (Turtle Island)
• La Viuda Island (The Widow Island)
• Blanca Island (White Island)
• Santa Island (Holy Island)

The coastal region of Peru includes many peninsulas, creeks, warm bays and sand beaches, full of color. La Viuda Island (The Widow Island is an Island of Peru. The island received its name "The Widow" after the Frigate Mercedes sank Blanca Island is a Peruvian island located at 09°06'180 south and 78°37'18 A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. A tidal creek is the portion of a Stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean Tides in the case that the subject stream discharges to an ocean sea or strait Because of the lack of roads and difficult terrain, many of these are inaccessible by land. The most important beaches include:

• Grande Beach
• La Gramita Beach
• Las Salinas Beach

Much of this coast is a monotonous stretch of huge sand deserts, a common denominator in all Peruvian coastal regions because of the influence of the Humboldt Current. A desert is a Landscape or region that receives very little precipitation.

Along the rivers, there are green valleys, cultivated mainly with sugarcane, rice and cotton. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Pima cotton ( Gossypium barbadense) also known as Extra Long Staple South American Creole Sea Island cotton Egyptian Algodon pais and West Indische katoen

From south to north, the main rivers of the Ancash coast are the following:

• Huarmey River
• Culebras River
• Casma River
• Sechín River
• Nepeña River
• Lacramarca River
• Santa River

Of these rivers, the only one with water year-round is the Santa River; its sources are the Cordillera Blanca's glaciers and lagoons. The Huarmey River in Peru is a Seasonal river, with flows in the months of December to March along with the underground water it is a vital source for the agricultural The Casma is a river that crosses northern Casma province in the Ancash Region of Peru. Sechín River in Peru, Ancash Region remains dry for long seasons increasing its volume at times of rain in the mountain range Lacramarca River (Quebrada Lacramarca Quebrada de Lacramarca is a river that flows through the Santa Province of Peru. The other rivers, as with most rivers of the Peruvian coast, are intermittent, depending on the highland rains or the advance of El Niño.

Pativilca-Caraz-Huallanca Route

The Pativilca River, Peru.

The historical village of Pativilca (department of Lima), where Simón Bolívar planned his Peruvian liberty expedition, is 202 kilometres (126 mi) north of Lima on the Pan-American Highway. Pativilca is a town in central Peru, capital of the district Pativilca in the province Barranca in the region Lima. Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. At this point begins the highway that leads to the Callejón de Huaylas. This road is completely paved, although it often has to be repaired because of the extreme damage caused by the huaycos (avalanches) and the rains. A huayco or huaico (from the Quechua wayqu, meaning "depth valley" is a Peruvian term that refers to a Flash flood caused This article refers to the natural event For other uses see Avalanche (disambiguation An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow often Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to The same problem affects most Peruvian roads, especially the ones in the mountains and rainforest. Quechua is one of the eight Natural Regions of Peru. It is located between the 2 300 and 3 500 m above the sea level Rupa-Rupa or High Jungle is one of the eight natural regions of Peru.

This highway is 287 kilometres (178 mi) long, with an extremely comfortable course, especially in the steep climbing stretches through the Cordillera Negra (Black Range) up to the summit of Conococha, 4,100 metres (13,451 ft) above sea level. Laguna Conococha is a Lake in the Andes - Cordillera of South America in north-western Peru. From there, the road begins to go down toward the Callejón de Huaylas.

The trip Lima-Huaraz of 408 kilometres (254 mi) can be made in six hours by car. Modern buses take eight hours in the same stretch.

East of Pativilca, for about 20 kilometres (12 mi) the highway passes between wide fields planted with sugarcane in extensive fields, parallel to the Fortaleza river bed. A stream bed is the channel bottom of a Stream or River or creek the physical confine of the normal water flow

At Huaricanga town, the road enters the department of Ancash. Huaricanga is the earliest city of the Norte Chico civilization. At this point, the highway begins a slow ascent of the first spurs of the Cordillera Negra. A spur is a subsidiary summit of a Mountain. By definition spurs have low Topographic prominence, as they are lower than their parent summit and are closely connected This stretch continues for about 50 kilometres (31 mi). The climb gets suddenly steeper beyond the towns of Chasquitambo and Chaucayán, with many bends and serpentines. The Peruvian district of Chasquitambo is one of 15 districts of the Province of Bolognesi, located in the Department of Ancash, belonging to the Region Ancash in Serpentine refers to the curved shape of an object or design which resembles the letter S, a Sine wave or a Snake; the latter is the derivation

See also: Callejón de Huaylas

The White Mountain Range: The highest tropical mountain range of the world

Huascarán, the highest summit in Peru

This mountain range is composed by gigantic summits covered with snow, which are among the most beautiful of the world. The Callejón de Huaylas ("Alley of Huaylas" is a valley in the Ancash Region in the north-central highlands of Peru. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The White mountain range is considered the highest tropical mountain range in the world. It borders the Callejón de Huaylas to the east. The Callejón de Huaylas ("Alley of Huaylas" is a valley in the Ancash Region in the north-central highlands of Peru. It has a length of 180 km.

It has 35 peaks that are higher than 6000 m and many other smaller ones, a real symphony of summits with different grades of difficulty in climbing. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to

This mountain range was called White, not only for its eternal snow but also for the chemical constitution of its quartz and feldspar rocks. Quartz (from German) is the most abundant Mineral in the Earth 's Continental crust (although Feldspar is more common in Feldspar is the name of a group of rock-forming Minerals which make up as much as 60% of the Earth 's crust. It has the highest summit in Peru and the second one in America after Aconcagua: Huascarán, whose south peak reaches 6768 msnm. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Cerro Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas, and the highest mountain outside Asia. Huascarán or Nevado Huascarán is a Mountain in the province of Yungay - Cordillera Blanca, part of the Western Andes. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Huascarán's north peak reaches 6655 m. Huascarán or Nevado Huascarán is a Mountain in the province of Yungay - Cordillera Blanca, part of the Western Andes. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to

Alpamayo, which height has been estimated in 6120 m, has been considered as <<the most beautiful snow mountain of the world>>. Alpamayo (Nevado Alpamayo is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Peruvian Andes. This statement was achieved by the distinguished Peruvian mountaineer César Morales Arnao, who sent the photo of Alpamayo to the world contest of scenic beauty made in 1966 in Münich (Germany). Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of Alpamayo (Nevado Alpamayo is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Peruvian Andes. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

North Huandoy reaches 6395 m, Huantsán reaches 6410 m, Chopicalqui reaches 6354 m, North Copa reaches 6173 m, Artesonraju reaches 6025 m, South Santa Cruz reaches 6259 m and Hualcán reaches 6126 m. Artesonraju is a peak in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range a part of the Peruvian Andes known for some of the world's best climbing

See also: Cordillera Blanca

Tourism

Ancash's geographical center, the Callejón de Huaylas, is an area of intense interest to tourists. The Cordillera Blanca ( Spanish for "White Range" is a Mountain range in the Ancash Region of Peru. This is due to its large variety of natural attractions, its sport and recreational facilities, and the nearby archaeological remains of the ancient cultures that once flourished there. The Cordillera Blanca, the highest peak in the Peruvian Andes, offers an interesting attraction for tourists visiting Peru. Visitors also come to see the natural beauty of the area's glaciers and valleys and to enjoy the many lagoons and thermal fountains. A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt or Brackish water separated from the deeper Sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral

Ancash is sometimes referred to as the "Switzerland of Peru. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation " There is the four mile high Huascarán, home to the Huascarán National Park. Huascarán National Park (Parque Nacional Huascarán is a National park in the Cordillera Blanca, a range of the Andes, in Ancash There is also the Alpamayo peak, considered one of the most beautiful in the world.

Among archaeological sites of interest, Ancash has many vestiges of old cultures, including the Guitarrero Cave (10,000 BC), the pre-Columbian ruins of Chavín de Huántar. The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences Chavín de Huantar is an archaeological site containing ruins and artifacts originally constructed by the Chavin, a pre-Inca culture around 900 B Hunsakay, Willkawain, Sechín, and Pañamarca are also well-known.

Tours

There are a few tours in the Ancash Region that will let us know the main turistic and historical places inside this Region. Among the principal ones are:

• Huaraz - Recuay - Catac - Pachacoto ravine and Pastoruri. For the Province of the Ancash Region in Peru, see Huaraz Province Huaraz is a city in Peru. Recuay is a town in the Ancash Region, Peru. It is located at the border of the Santa river, 3422 msnm and it the capital of the province of Catac District is one of ten districts of the province Recuay in Peru.
• Yungay - Llanganuco - Vaquería - Huaripampa - Santa Cruz and Caraz. Yungay is a town in the Ancash Region in north central Peru, South America. Huaripampa District is one of thirty-four districts of the province Jauja in Peru. The Santa Cruz District ( Spanish: Distrito de Santa Cruz) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru Caraz is a town in the Caraz District in the southeastern part of Huaylas Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.
• Huaraz - Pitec - Quillcay and Juanca. For the Province of the Ancash Region in Peru, see Huaraz Province Huaraz is a city in Peru.
• Huaraz - Olleros - Yanashallash - Chavin de Huantar - Querococha and Catac. For the Province of the Ancash Region in Peru, see Huaraz Province Huaraz is a city in Peru. Olleros is a district of the province of Huaraz, Peru. Chavín de Huantar is an archaeological site containing ruins and artifacts originally constructed by the Chavin, a pre-Inca culture around 900 B Catac District is one of ten districts of the province Recuay in Peru.
• Catac and Carpa. Catac District is one of ten districts of the province Recuay in Peru.
• Huaraz - Wilkawain and Llaca ravine. For the Province of the Ancash Region in Peru, see Huaraz Province Huaraz is a city in Peru.

See also: Huaraz-Pastoruri Touristic Circuit

See also: Yungay-Caraz Touristic Circuit

See also: Huaraz-Juanca Touristic Circuit

See also: Huaraz-Catac Touristic Circuit

See also: Catac-Carpa Touristic Circuit

See also: Huaraz-Llaca Circuit

Transportation

There are five main highways that cross the region:

• The North Pan-American highway, that crosses the coast of Ancash longitudinally.
• Three east-west highways that connect the coast with the region of the highlands, most importantly the Callejón de Huaylas:
  • Pativilca - Huallanca
  • Casma - Huaraz
  • Chimbote - Huallanca.
• One highway that crosses the Callejón de Conchucos (Conchucos Alley) longitudinally, to the east of the Cordillera Blanca. Callejón de Conchucos, is a valley in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Ancash region of Peru.

In addition, the region has a network of local roads.

Political division

Political division of Ancash

The region is divided into 20 provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which comprise 166 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. Its capital is Huaraz.

The provinces and their capitals are:

Additional facts

 Huaraz to Lima, 408 kilometres (254 mi)
 Huaraz to Trujillo, 335 kilometres (208 mi)
 Huaraz to Cajamarca, 636 kilometres (395 mi)

References

External links

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