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The restless capital of the Andean adventure kingdom, Huaraz commands exhaustive panoramas of the city's dominion: one of the world's most impressive mountain ranges. Nearly wiped out by an earthquake in 1970, Huaraz might be short on quaint village beauty, but it does have a great personality.
Fast Facts
Population
88,300
Currency
Name: Nuevo Sol
Code: PEN
Symbol: S/
Electrical Plugs
220V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Quechua, Spanish; Castilian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -5
Country Dialing Code
+51
Weights & Measures
Metric
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