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This distinction incorporates it into the select group of fifteen tourist resources in Peru recognized with this category, such as Machupicchu, the Nasca Lines and the Amazon River.Ancashino pride The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR), through the Vice Ministry of Tourism, granted the recognition of Level 4 Tourism Hierarchy to the Huascaran National Park, located in the Ancash region, consolidating it as one of the most important and exceptional natural tourism resources in the country, with relevance to the international tourism market.
This recognition is formalized by Vice-Ministerial Resolution No. 002-2026-MINCETUR-VMT, within the framework of the Manual for the Preparation and Updating of the National Inventory of Tourist Resources, after a rigorous technical evaluation process of the file presented by the Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism (DIRCETUR Ancash) and developed by an evaluation team made up of representatives of the public and private sector.
The Huascaran National Park, created by Supreme Decree No. 0622-75-AG and administered by SERNANP, protects the core of the Cordillera Blanca, the longest and highest tropical mountain range in the world. It has more than 600 glaciers, around 300 glacial lagoons and 27 peaks that exceed 6,000 m above sea level. n. m., highlighting the snow-capped Huascaran, the highest mountain in Peru
Likewise, it is home to extraordinary biodiversity, with more than 845 species of flora and emblematic fauna of the Andes, such as the Andean bear, the Andean condor and the vizcacha, which reinforces its environmental, scientific and tourist value.
The Huascaran National Park has highly prestigious international recognition, having been declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1977 and registered as a Natural Heritage of Humanity in 1985, which supports its exceptional status worldwide.
With this distinction, Huascaran National Park joins the select group of fifteen tourist resources in Peru recognized with Hierarchy 4, a category reserved for those attractions capable of motivating, on their own, a significant flow of international visitors, such as Machupicchu, the Nasca Lines and the Amazon River.
The recognition will allow strengthening tourism planning, prioritizing public and private investments, having validated technical information for the formulation of sectoral policies and positioning Peru as a leading destination in nature, adventure and conservation tourism, for the benefit of sustainable development and the local communities of the Ancash region.
