[1] Other mountains are listed below:[2] Located on the western skirts of the eastern mountain range in the Callejón de Conchucos valley (running parallel to the Callejón de Huaylas valley) Huari is characterised by its unique panoramas.

Huarinos, in the region, are also referred to as mishi kanka, (Quechua for "roasted cat").

Huari's unique flora and fauna include the waqanku (Masdevallia amabilis), condors, pumas and the "spectacled" bear.

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón was a local biochemist who in 1942 was called by the Government of the United States to join the United States Atomic Energy Commission, overseeing the study and development of the atomic pump.

Main the economic activity of the district is agriculture, specifically coffee, apple and peach.