Recuay is a town in the

Ancash Region Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

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. It is located at the border of the Santa River, 3422 msnm, and it the capital of the

Recuay Province The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay. Geography The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the ...

. it was created by law 11326 on April 14, 1950. Recuay maintains its colonial style up to now, with its old ''casonas'' and simple buildings, made of mud walls and tiles roofs. Its main square has a classic fountain in the middle, surrounded with grills. From there the majestic 'hill of Jerusalem' is observed and the eucalyptuses and cypresses that adorn this city can also be admired. It possesses the mineral waters and thermal springs of Quñuqqucha, Uqhuschaka, Pachaqutu, Pumapampa, Burgos and Utuco. The lakes named

Qiruqucha Lake Querococha (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''wikt:qiru, qiru'' ceremonial drinking vessel, or ''q'iru'' wood and ''qucha'' lake; "''qiru'' lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the d ...

and Quñuqqucha are located inside the limits of the province, as well as the magnificent

Puya Raimondi ''Puya raimondii'', also known as queen of the Andes (English), titanka (Quechua) or puya de Raimondi (Spanish), is the largest species of bromeliad, its inflorescences reaching up to in height. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and P ...

forest - taking the detour towards Carpa - and the San Francisco cave, a geologic formation of volcanic rock with beautiful

stalactites A stalactite (, ; from the Greek 'stalaktos' ('dripping') via ''stalassein'' ('to drip') is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines. Any material that is soluble an ...

. There is also another unpaved highway that joins Recuay with Aija, the homeland of the scientist

Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo was born on 10 January 1887 in the country estate of Vista Bella, province of Aija, Peru, department of Áncash. He was an engineer, physicist and mathematician. Early years He studied at Colegio Nacional de la Li ...

. It is necessary to climb the Cordillera Negra which crosses

Wank'ap'iti Wank'ap'iti (Quechua ''wank'a'' rock, ''p'iti'' dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption, Hispanicized spelling ''Huancapeti, Huancapetí, Huancapete'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is s ...

at 4,000 msnm, and descend towards the city of Aija. At 25 km from Recuay, penetrating the

Callejón de Huaylas The Santa Valley (Quechua language, 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 Huayla ...

, Huaraz, the capital of the

, is located. On both sides of the paved highway towards Huaraz, a big variety of typical sceneries are repeated tirelessly. From ''Puente Bedoya'' (Bedoya bridge) (km 183) starts, on the right hand, a road towards Olleros and Waripampa ''(Huaripampa)'', and the more and more journeyed walk towards Chavín.

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{{Authority control Populated places in the Ancash Region