Province Huaraz: places, tours and sights
Huaraz is part of Áncash.
Other regions:
Disease risk
| Disease | Cases / 100k | Risk | YoY trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leishmaniasis | 22,3 | moderate | ↑ +63.0% |
| Dengue | 2,5 | low | — |
| Leptospirosis | 0,5 | low | — |
| Yellow fever | — | low | Vaccination not required. |
Heritage & UNESCO
Notable sites
- 21 Designated Immovable Cultural Heritage
- 9 Pre-Hispanic Archaeological Monument
- 1 Archaeological Cultural Landscape
- 1 Monumental Heritage
Sources: UNESCO data.unesco.org/whc001 + patrimoniomundial.cultura.pe + peru_cultura_schutzrang (13 tiers)
Historical Epochs
Dominant cultures: Inca (7) Chavin (6) Recuay (6) Huari (4) Wari (2) Moche (1) Lambayeque (1)
Period distribution
- 38 Not Applicable (natural landscape/non-historical)
- 20 No Defined Period
- 19 Republican Era (1821-present)
- 6 Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods)
- 3 Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE)
- 3 Formative Period (1800-200 BCE, e.g. Chavín, Caral)
- 2 Early Intermediate (200 BCE-600 CE, Moche/Nasca/Paracas)
- 1 Middle Horizon (600-1100 CE, Wari/Tiwanaku)
- 1 Colonial Period (1532-1821)
Notable sites
- Pallas de Huaripampa — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- Recursos Turisticos Mirador Natural Punta Callan Código: 6654 Departamento: Ánca — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- Recursos Turisticos Cerro Hualón Código: 6687 Departamento: Áncash Provincia: Hu — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- Willkawain — Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods) (Recuay,Wari,Huari)
- Waullac — Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods) (Recuay,Wari)
- Pallas de Cajamarquilla — Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods) (Huari,Inca)
- Áncash Augusto Soriano Infante — Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods) (Chavin,Moche,Recuay,Huari,Lambayeque,Inca)
- Recursos Turisticos Sitio Arqueológico Pumacayán - Huaraz Código: 970 Toponimia: — Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods) (Chavin,Recuay,Inca)
Source: peru_cultura_epoche (11-tier canon, auto-classified)
Hotels via Agoda
Healthcare access
132
Active facilities
Active facilities
8
with admission (hospitals)
with admission (hospitals)
315
Total beds
Total beds
11
with telemedicine
with telemedicine
🚑 22
operational ambulances
operational ambulances
Main hospitals
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HOSPITAL "VICTOR RAMOS GUARDIA" - HUARAZ
(II-2)
HUARAZ · 167 Total beds · Tel. 043-421290 -
CLINICA GINMEDIC
(II-E)
HUARAZ · Tel. 043-421166 -
CLINICA SAN PABLO SEDE HUARAZ
(II-1)
INDEPENDENCIA · Tel. 043-428811
Data & sources
Show data sources used
- SENAMHI Climate data, seasons, UV index, frost (1981-2020 climate normals + daily forecasts)
- MINCETUR / PromPerú Tourism infrastructure: hotels, restaurants, agencies, artisans, attractions
- INEI / SIRTOD Statistics: population, GDP, crime, traffic accidents (department and province level)
- SERNANP Protected areas: national parks, reserves, sanctuaries, protection forests
- INGEMMET Geological hazards: landslides, debris flows, floods, volcanic activity
- MTC Road network and traffic notices (closures, detours, press releases)
- Ministerio de Cultura Cultural heritage: archaeological sites, UNESCO World Heritage, Qhapaq Ñan, museums
- DATACRIM (INEI) Crime and homicide reports 2017-2024 (public ArcGIS REST API)
- OpenStreetMap Open geospatial data: roads, POIs, administrative boundaries
Retrieved: 2026-06