South America
Peru
Ancash

Caraz

Caraz, Carás or Caraz de Santa Cruz is a mountain in the in the of , about 6,025 metres high. It is located in the , Huaylas Province, in the districts and .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,025 metres
  • Description: mountain in the Andes of Peru
  • Also known as: “Carás”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Parón and Lake Ichiccocha.

Photo: Alberto Cafferata, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the largest lake in the , on the , 32 km E from the city , originally at 4,185 m asl, now at 4,155 m asl.

Lake
or Lake Chica is a lake in the in the of located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, . It lies within Santa Cruz Creek, between the mountains Pomabamba to the north and Caraz to the south, southwest of the larger lake .

Caraz

Latitude
-8.9683° or 8° 58′ 6″ south
Longitude
-77.6716° or 77° 40′ 18″ west
Elevation
6,025 metres (19,767 feet)
Open location code
673428JH+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 805892013
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q587242
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Caraz” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “卡拉斯山”
  • Dutch: “Caraz”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاراز”
  • French: “nevado Caraz”
  • French: “Nevado Caraz”
  • German: “Caraz”
  • Italian: “Caraz”
  • Italian: “nevado Caraz”
  • Italian: “Nevado Caraz”
  • Ladin: “Caraz”
  • Persian: “کاراز”
  • Quechua: “Qaras urqu”
  • Spanish: “Carás”
  • Spanish: “Caraz de Parón”
  • Spanish: “Caraz”
  • Spanish: “nevado Caraz”
  • Venetian: “Caraz”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Parón and Pueblo Viejo Aldea Histórica.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Trekking and Aguja.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Caraz”. Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.