Trekking

Coming to Huaraz without doing a proper trek is like going to a fine 5 star restaurant to drink a cup of thee. Huaraz is the Mekka of Peru, if not the whole of South America, for adventure tourism.

Climbing

If trekking is not enough for you, you can attack one of the many 6000er right at the doorstep of Huaraz City.

Nightlife

After Tambo has changed its interior design, Makondos & Lucho's Bar above Makondos (officially called "13 buhos" or "13 owls", very good Pisco Sour!) are the most popular places to have your beer and enjoy the varied music. (from Trance to HipHop to Reggae to Salsa to 80s) Due to entries in various travel guides Tambo still receives quite a lot of foreign party-seeking people during the high season. Another bar popular with Gringo's is the lay back "Andean Garden" run by "Cesarin" (Hammocks, campfire etc.)

Food

Try the roasted chicken in the "Brasa Roja", a great Pizza in "B & B's" or traditionally made food in the restaurant "Ollon de Barro" in the Callejon de Huaylas. On Sundays, the only street that entirely survived the 1970 earthquake, Jose Ollaya has many foodstalls offering pork, guinea pig (your favorite?) etc. (strong stomach mandatory)

There are many other good restaurants in Huaraz; an extra section in this directory on restaurants is planned.

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The city of Huaraz is the hub for all hiking activity in the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash, and frequent rural buses transport enthusiasts to a variety of trailheads.

Along the main street of Luzuriaga, colorful billboard signs lend distinction to an otherwise dull facade of street-front shops. Most of these promote tourism in some form, so finding a comfortable day tour, renting hiking gear, or buying souvenirs is as easy as locating the proper agency by identifying its sign out front.

There are lots of shops from supermarkets to the "real" markets. You can even by technical mountaineering gear but expect to pay pretty high prices.

A number of good restaurants (whose status is often elevated to excellent after a long hike) serve up a variety of food and a couple of lively peñas, featuring groups playing the traditional music of the Andes, provide a place to loosen up before or after a strenuous four days' trekking. Peru
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