The East of Ankash is a zone near 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 ...

mountain range in the

Ancash Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western 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 is the city of Huaraz, an ...

region of

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. The valley is the home of the archaeological site of the remains of Chavín de Huantar, which dates from the year 900, and was a ceremonial center in which human sacrifices were made.Lumbreras, Luis and Gonzales, Marino: ''Chavín de Huántar/ Los descubrimientos arqueológicos de Marino Gonzales Moreno'' (sic),

Tourism

Besides the archaeological ruins of Chavín de Huantar that are regularly visited by students and foreign tourists, the East of Ankash has a number of natural attractions, including its thermo-medicinal waters, scenery, hunting places, and the archaeological places that fascinated

Julio C. Tello Julio César Tello Rojas (April 11, 1880 – June 3, 1947) was a Peruvian archaeologist. Tello is considered the "father of Peruvian archeology" and was the first indigenous archaeologist in South America. He made the major discoveries of the pr ...

and other specialists.

References

Valleys of Peru Landforms of the Department of Ancash {{Ancash-geo-stub