The city of Yungay capital of the county of the same name, located to 2548 msnm and 55 km to the north of Huaraz, for the same route that unites to all the towns of the Alley of Huaylas. Yungay, destroyed totally by the earthquake-avalanche of 1970, and reconstructed to two kilometers to the north of their original location, their development and importance is in process of consolidating.
So that of the old city it is only photographic memory. In the avalanche that threw from the north pick of the Huascarán and it covered the city, perished near 12 thousand people. The white cristo located in the cemetery remembers the great alluvium and earthquake. In the same way, the four palms of the old Square of Weapons stayed, it's also the starting point of the highway that drives toward the lakes of LLanganuco.

Que debe traer:
Accesorios personales, mochila, botas de Trek, ropa ligera para el dia y abrigada para las noches, chalinas, gorros, gafas oscuras, protector solar, repelente contra insectos, camara fotografica y/o filmadora, impermeable para posibles lluvias y dinero extra para alimentacion y otros gastos personales; estos son objetos indispensables que el visitante debe llevar si desea conocer La laguna de Llanganuco (Chinancocha) ubicado en la Cordillera blanca en Huaraz.
Pero no sólo eso tendrá que cargar el viajero, sino tambien unas cuantas hojitas de coca, vitales para vencer al terrible soroche o mal de altura.