Established on January 8, 1981, through Law (D.S.) N 004-81-AA, the National Sanctuary of Calipuy is located next to the National Reserve of Calipuy, in the department of La Libertad, province of Santiago de Chuco, with a surface of 4500 has.

This sanctuary protects the puya or cahua (Puya Raimondi) which flowers only once before dying, in a process that takes nine months. If you go to watch the, you will also see several humming birds around it.

With regard to the animals that live in the area, there are mammals like the Andean wolf (Pseudalopex culpaeus), the white tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and the vizcacha (Lagidium peruanum). The birds to be found are the kiula (Tinamotis pentlandi), the falcon, halcon perdiguero (Falco femoralis), the chinalinda or guarahuau (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) and the Andean parakeet (Bolborhynchus sp.). This National Sanctuary has been consecrated, basically, to protect the puya.

THE NATIONAL SANCTUARY OF HUAYLLAY

The National Sanctuary of Huayllay, was established by Law (D.S.) N 0750-74-AG. It is located in the plateau of Bombom next the chain of Mountains of Huayhuash, in the department of Pasco, province of Pasco and has a surface of 6815 hectares. The popular Bosque de Piedra Huayllay that is one of the best geological museums in the world. This park is as interesting as the famous parks of Shilin in China and the Garden of gods in the U.S.A.

Some of the arboreal type existing is the quenual (Polylepis sp.) the huamanpinta (Chuquiraga spinosa), the putaga (Rumex peruvianus) and the mata mata (Tafalla thujoides).

There are some mammals such as the deer (Odocoileus virginianus), the vicuna (vicugna vicugna), the vizcacha (Lagidium peruanum), the wild cat (Oncifelis colocolo) and the skunk (Conepatus chinga). With regard to birds we can also find the partridge (Nothoprocta ornata and Tinamotis pentlandii) and the sparrow hawk (Buteo sp.).

The main goal is to protect the geological formations of the Bosque de Piedra de Huayllay as well as its native flora and fauna.