Central Sierra (Peru) Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of Central Sierra (Peru)

• -9.048333-77.8108331 Caraz — near the Cordillera Blanca and the famous Santa Cruz trek, it's a good place for preparing a multiday trek or doing some day hikes
• -10.686389-76.26252 Cerro de Pasco — the capital of the Pasco region, it is one of the highest cities in the world
• -10.151-77.1563 Chiquiá — northern gateway to the Huayhuash.
• -9.929444-76.2397224 Huánuco — near Kotosh, an archaeological site containing a temple of the Late Archaic period
• -9.533333-77.5333335 Huaraz — a great starting point for getting supplies for expeditions, and for visiting the Wari ruin of Wilcawain
• -10.58-75.46 Oxapampa — where the Selvamonos Music and Arts Festival is held
• -10.069606-75.5506817 Pozuzo — traces of the German and Austrian settlers remain in the architecture and culture of the district
• -10.73506-75.2688 Villa Rica — close to the Mountain of Salt which pre-Columbian and colonial Peru indigenous people exploited to transported salt downriver by raft to people in the Amazon Basin

• -9.592775-77.1784531 Chavín de Huántar - The ruins of Chavín de Huantar are one of the earliest and best-known pre-Columbian sites - dating from 1500 to 300 BC. They are a striking complex of terraces and squares, surrounded by structures of dressed stone with zoomorphic ornamentation. It can be reached by public transportation or a tour (around S/20). The entrance is S/11 and there is a 50% discount for students. There is a small site museum.
• -9.45-77.432 Huascarán National Park — a park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that covers almost all of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, with trekking and outdoor recreation opportunities
• -10.3-76.93 Cordillera Huayhuash — a mountain range south of the Cordillera Blanca, also popular with trekkers and climbers, best accessed from Chiquián.