huaraz is the main financial and trade center of the callejón de huaylas and the main tourist destination of ancash region. moreover, is one of the biggest towns in the peruvian andes. huaraz is the main destinations for winter sports and adventure. many visitors from around the world come to the city for practicing sports as climbing, hiking, mountain biking and snowboarding, and also to visit the glaciers and mountains of the cordillera blanca, mainly mount huascarán, which is considered the tallest mountain in tropics, all of them located in huascarán national park which unesco declared a nature world heritage site.