TheprovincialcapitalofHuarazinnorthernPerudrawsloversoftheoutdoorsandthosewhoappreciate breathtakingsceneryandnaturalbeauty.ItisthespringboardtownforaccesstotheHuascaranNational Park,aBiosphereReserveandUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,with30peaksover5,000metres(over 15,000feet),dozensoflakesandgroaningglaciers.TothesoutheastofHuaraz,theChavĂndeHuantar archaeologicalcomplexincludestemples,tunnels,stonebuildingsandplazas.Itwasoncetheceremonial centreoftheancientChavĂnculture,whichinfluencedgreatswathesofPeruforcenturies. Huaraz 61