national park
Huascarán National Park
UNESCO park protecting the Cordillera Blanca, including the 6,768-metre Huascarán, entered on roads from Huaraz.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Ancash, Peru · South America
Ranrahirca is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Yungay, 14km from Huascarán National Park.
Ranrahirca is a town located in Ancash, Peru. With a population of 936, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Ranrahirca sits in Peru, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Lima time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ranrahirca to your route.
The 1962 Ranrahirca Landslide was a deadly debris avalanche that affected the Ranrahirca District, alongside the river Santa, near Huascarán, the highest mountain in Peru. Ranrahirca has twice been devastated by massive avalanches of snow, rocks and mud originating on the slopes of Huascarán, triggered by earthquakesRead more
on 10 January 1962 and on 31 May 1970. Over two thousand people from the village perished in the 1962 avalanche, along with the inhabitants of seven nearby settlements. In total about 3,500 died in the disaster. About 20,000 people died in the 1970 avalanche set off by the second earthquake (known as the 1970 Ancash earthquake). 400 survived from the second disaster.
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Ranrahirca is located in Ancash, Peru, South America. The coordinates are -9.1733 latitude, -77.7229 longitude.
Ranrahirca has a population of approximately 936 people, making it a town in Peru.
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5 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
UNESCO park protecting the Cordillera Blanca, including the 6,768-metre Huascarán, entered on roads from Huaraz.
14 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca at 4,185 m, a hard turquoise pool beneath the pyramid of Artesonraju. Reached by a steep 32 km unpaved road from Caraz.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A breathtaking turquoise glacial lake at 4,600 meters in the Cordillera Blanca, surrounded by towering snow-capped peaks.
26 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
White-knuckle canyon road through the Duck Canyon gorge, squeezing between the Cordilleras Blanca and Negra via some 35 hand-cut single-lane tunnels above the Río Santa.
41 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Narrow Ancash gorge where the road follows the Santa River through roughly 35 single-lane rock tunnels.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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