The 4,500-hectare (11,000-acre) sanctuary, adjacent to the larger Calipuy National Reserve, is located in the Santiago de Chuco Province of the La Libertad region in northwestern Peru.

The Calipuy National Sanctuary, located high in the Andes Mountains, encompasses a variety of habitats.

[2] Prior to the creation of the sanctuary, the area was part of private estates which were expropriated during the agrarian reform of 1969 by the military dictatorship.

The area was later recovered and is now managed by National Institute of Natural Resources (INRENA) which is part of the Ministry of Agriculture.

[4] Other species in the sanctuary include: Cheilanthes gruinata, Stenomesson coccineum, Calliandra expansa, Lupinus sp., Verbena clavata, Salvia oppositiflora, Satureja spp., Urocarpidum sp., Arcythopphyllum thymifolium, Baccharis latifolia, etc.