Central Sierra (Peru)
The Central Sierra is a mountainous region in the center of Peru.
Cities
- 🌍 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
- 🌍 Cerro de Pasco — the capital of the Pasco region, it is one of the highest cities in the world
- 🌍 Chiquián — northern gateway to the Huayhuash.
- 🌍 Huánuco
- 🌍 Huaraz — a great starting point for getting supplies for expeditions, and for visiting the Wari ruin of Wilcawain
- 🌍 Oxapampa — where the Selvamonos Music and Arts Festival is held
- 🌍 Pozuzo
- 🌍 Villa Rica
Other destinations
- 🌍 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.
- 🌍 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
- 🌍 Cordillera Huayhuash — a mountain range south of the Cordillera Blanca, also popular with trekkers and climbers, best accessed from Chiquián.
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