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Huaraz is a city in central Peru . It has a population of approximately 100,000 and is the capital of the Ancash Region . Huaraz is situated at an altitude of 3100 m in the Andes mountains, some 450 km north of Lima . Huaraz sits in the agriculturally important Callejón De Huaylas valley, at the foot of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, which includes Huascarán , the highest mountain in Peru at 6768 m. Huascarán National Park is a popular destination for Tourism and Trekking , and Huaraz is a frequent base for expeditions to the Cordilleras Blanca and Huayhuash . Tourists often come from Argentina , Italy , Switzerland , Israel , Germany , the UK and the United States . On 31 May 1970 the Ancash Earthquake destroyed much of Huaraz, killing 10,000 people. Nearby Yungay was completely buried by material from Huascarán, with the loss of 30,000 lives. http://www-astronomy.mps.ohio-state.edu/~frogel/Peru98/Peru98_Yungay/0Peru98_Yungay_home.html EXTERNAL LINK |
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