Santo Domingo de Yungay
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Yungay, currently known as Yungay Viejo and founded in 1540 as Santo Domingo de Yungay, was a town in Peru that served as the seat of the province of the same name in the Department of Ancash. Located
The town in 1907
Vinatea Family: Yungay landowners of the republican era.
The remnants of Yungay's town church after the landslide
1970 Ancash earthquake
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The 1970 Ancash earthquake occurred on 31 May off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean at 15:23:29 local time. Combined with a resultant landslide, it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in th
Santo Domingo de Yungay
…name in the Department of Ancash. Located 2,400 m.a.s.l., it was destroyed by a landslide that originated at the nearby Huascarán mountain due to the 1970 Ancash earthquake. Five thousand people disappeared during the event, with some 300 people surviving due to taking refuge in the local cemetery. Yungay Valley was explored…
Statue of Christ at Cemetery Hill overlooking old Yungay
U.S. first lady Pat Nixon led American aid efforts after the earthquake. She aided in taking relief supplies to earthquake victims (above) and visited children in hospitals (below).
Yungay Viejo (2,500 m) as seen from the cemetery hill. The light shaded area shows the location of the landslide (ice, mud, debris avalanche), in which a part of the western flank of Huascaran Norte broke (6,652 m). Yungay Nuevo is behind the shaded area in the center.
Pat Nixon in Peru Consuelo Velasco 1970