Huascarán National Park

The Peruvian Huascarán National Park, which was included in the World Heritage List as a natural heritage by UNESCO in 1985, covers an area of 340,000 hectares. It is the highest park in the world in the tropical mountains. Its higher point That is, Huascaran Snow Mountain, 6768 meters above sea level. The vast national park is completely covered with a variety of flora and fauna, forming a unique ecosystem. The snow water flowing from 30 snow-capped mountains forms 120 alpine lakes with water storage ranging from 1 million to 10 million cubic meters. The World Heritage Committee once commented on the Huascaran National Park: The Huascaran Mountains, 6,768 meters above sea level, are located in the Sierra Blanca, the highest tropical mountain range in the world. There, ravines created by fast-flowing rivers and glaciers, as well as a wide variety of vegetation make the place beautiful and home to spectacled bears and Andean vultures.