CARAZ POPULATION: ~19,100 TOTAL AREA: ~246.5 sq. km (~95.2 sq.mi) ELEVATION: ~2,256 m (~7,402 ft) MARKETS RESEARCHED: Mercado Central Caraz is one of several small towns nestled in a river valley that cuts through the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Negra mountain ranges. Caraz is the only town in this population center that was not destroyed during a devastating earthquake in 1970, and it maintains the lifestyle and architecture of a traditional Andean village. Caraz is much smaller than the largest city in the valley, Huaraz, which has a population of 120,000 people. But, travel between towns in this region can be arduous, and Caraz remains an important commercial hub for small farmers throughout the northern section valley and the surrounding hills.
The Mercados Project | Street Plans Collaborative
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