The Caraz District ( es, Distrito de Caraz) is one of 10 districts of the

Huaylas Province The Huaylas Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Artesonraju, Chacraraju, Quitaraju, Pucaj ...

in the Ancash Region of

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. The capital of the district is

Caraz Caraz is a town in the Caraz District in the southeastern part of Huaylas Province of the Ancash Region in Peru. Political Creation Recent investigations suggest that its political creation happened on 12 February 1821 when General San Martín, ...

. Its elevation is 2,285 m. In Caraz, the paved road comes from

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. The snow-capped mountains of Tullparahu (6,356 m), Pukarahu (6,259 m), Allpamayu (6,120 m) and others, constitute a splendid frame for the city. Near

Parun Pârûn (Persian: پارون), also called Prasûn and Prasungul, is a small town and administrative center of Nuristan Province and its Parun District in Afghanistan. The city of Parun has a population of 1,647. It has 1 district and a tot ...

Lake the snow summits are reflected. There are also mineral-medicinal springs like Colca and Shongor. The settlers produce

wool Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...

textiles,

carpets A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon, or polyester have ...

ponchos A poncho (; qu, punchu; arn, pontro; "blanket", "woolen fabric") is an outer garment designed to keep the body warm. A rain poncho is made from a watertight material designed to keep the body dry from the rain. Ponchos have been used by the ...

, straw fabrics and the renowned fruit and manjarblanco sweets known as ''cuarteados''. Departing from Caraz to the north, the

Santa Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...

River is crossed to arrive to the

Cañón del Pato Cañón del Pato (Spanish: Duck Canyon) is on the Rio Santa (Santa River) at the north end of the Callejón de Huaylas (Corridor of Huaylas) in north-central Peru. The mostly rocky canyon walls are too steep and arid for cultivation, and in only a ...

. The

Callejón de Huaylas The Santa Valley (Quechua ''Sancta'') is an inter-andean valley in the Ancash Region in the north-central highlands of Peru. Due to its location between two mountain ranges, it is known as Callejón de Huaylas, the Alley of Huaylas, whereas "Huayla ...

has become narrow between the highest and vertical walls of

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, without any vegetation and, in this stretch, the rocks of the

Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...

and

Cordillera Negra The Cordillera Negra (Spanish for "black range"), Yana Walla in qechua is part of the ''Cordillera Occidental'', one of three mountain ranges in the Andes of west central Peru. It is almost entirely located within the Ancash Region. The range ext ...

come closer (less than 5 m of distance). To arrive to Huallanca, at the north end of the Callejón de Huaylas, 33

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must be passed in a trip of 25 km, in which the Santa River breaks, roaring, the Cordillera Negra, to flow to the sea. In Huallanca, 1,410 msnm, the

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of the Cañón del Pato is located. In this place, the highway that goes up to

Chimbote Chimbote ; qu, Chimputi) is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District. The city is located on the coast in Ferrol Bay, 130 km south of Trujillo and north of Lima on the ...

began. This highway is planned over the ancient embankment of the railroad

-Huallanca that was destroyed by a cataclysm in 1970. In this place, it also began the highway that leads to the Callejón de Conchucos.

Geography

The district is located in the south-eastern part of the province at an elevation of 2,285m, 67 km from the regions capital

Huaraz Huaraz () (from Quechua: ''Waraq'' or ''Waras'', "''dawn''"), founded as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The urban area's popul ...

. The

traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region) *

Artesonraju Artesonraju is a pyramidal mountain peak located near the city of Caraz in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located at the Peruvian province of Huaylas and its slopes are within two cities: Santa Cruz and Caraz ...

Chakrarahu Chacraraju or Chakraraju (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''Chakra (Quechua), chakra'' little farm; Field (agriculture), field, land sown with seed, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay ...

* Pirámide * Putaqa * Qaras * Qarwa Pampa *

Rukutu Punta Rocotopunta ( Quechua '' rukutu, ruqutu'' a plant ''(Capsicum pubescens)'', ''punta'' peak; ridge) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas ...

* Wamanpinta * Tullparahu

History

The district was founded by Don Simón Bolívar on December 29, 1856.

Political division

The Caraz District is divided into 13

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

( es, caseríos, singular: ''caserío'') and 6 ( es, anexos, singular: ''anexo''):

Hamlets

*Alluca *Chuqichaka *Quchamarka *Connopa *Cruz viva *Qullaspampa *Cumpayhuara *Wawra *L Rinconada *Llaqshu *Pawas *Yuco *Yuracoto

Annexes

*Aircan *Caccho *Chosica *Chungada *Coto *Hoyada

References

Caraz Peru

External links

*
Official web site of the Huaylas province
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