As an added bonus, its menus feature maps of the Yungay neighborhood,
and you're welcome to take one with you when you go.
The quake destabilized the northern wall of Mount Huascarán, causing a rock,
ice and snow avalanche and burying the towns of Yungay and Ranrahirca.
The fast-moving mass picked up glacial deposits and by the time it reached Yungay, it is estimated to have consisted of about 80
million m³ of water, mud and rocks.
The fast-moving mass picked up glacial deposits and, by the time it reached Yungay, it is estimated to have consisted of about 80
million cubic yards of water, mud, and rocks.
And 150,000 injured in Ancash and La Libertad Departments from the earthquake and a catastrophic debris
avalanche of rock, ice and mud which buried the town of Yungay, which had a population of about 20,000.
After the deadly landslide,
the government of Peru has decided to not rebuild Yungay and to keep only the"not destroyed" Jesus monument
and the cemetery as a memorial to the thousands who lost their life during this terrible disaster.