The Huascaran National Park was founded on July, 1st, 1975, through Law (D.S.) N 0622-75-AG. UNESCO recognised it as Natural Inheritance of the Humanity in 1985 and as a center of the Reserve for the Biosphere in 1977. This park includes the Cordillera Blanca, the highest Tropical mountain range in the world, and is located in the department of Ancash, provinces of Huaylas, Yungay, Carhuaz, Huaraz, Recuay, Bolognesi, Pomabamba, Huari, Mariscal Luzuriaga and Asuncin. It has a surface of 340,000 hectares.

The park has a very rich flora, fauna, and beauty landscapes. Some of its peaks and lagoons are very popular around the world. The Huascaran Mountain is the highest mountain in Peru with an altitude of 6,768 m altitude. Huascaran, the park, holds seven microclimates where more than 779 species of flowers live (304 types and 104 families).

We can find the Puya (Puya Raimondi), growing together with queual forests (Polylepis sp.) in the high Andean plateau. There are 10 different species and 8 types of mammals. To mention some: wild cat (Oncifelis colocolo), the Andean cat (Oreailurus jacobita), the spectacled bear (Tremarctos orniatus), the taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) and the vicuna (Vicugna vicugna).
These are some of the typical birds of the park: the Andean condor ( Vltur gryphus) the pato de los torrentos (Merganetta armata), the partridge (Tinamotis pentlandii); among others.

From April to November is the dry season. It's a good opportunity to practice mountain climbing. The most popular places are Chimancocha and Orconconcha and Pastoruri.

The main goal of the Huascaran National Park is to guard the wild flora and fauna, and to promote tourism without harming nature.