Talk:Huascarán National Park

wrong category?
I don't think a national park should be categorized in the Archaeological sites in Peru category. Sure, there are archaeological sites within the park, but the parks themselves are primarily parks, not archaeological sites. If nobody has objections I will be removing the archaeological site category from this page as well as Rio Abiseo National Park for the same reason. Gsd97jks 14:00, 1 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Well I put it in because part of its world heritage mission was to protect the sites whithin it. If, later on, those sites are enumerated and have thier own article then yes I think you can remove this cat, but since right now they are not (at least I don't think so) I think it fits in the category, albeit at a more general level than some others.  I think about people using the category to find information about archaeological sites in Peru, and I think it would be useful for them to be directed here.  Then at least they will know they exist in the area of the park and can do more research to find the specific sites. For a category to be a useful research tool, I think it needs to tend toward the inclusive. Same for Rio Abiseo.Pschemp | Talk 22:32, 1 February 2006 (UTC)


 * According to UNESCO the park was made a world heritage site primarily because of its "superlative natural features, exceptional natural beauty." I'm not trying to be argumentative here, but I do think that over-categorizing is not so beneficial. But, given that archaeological sites such as Chuchumpunta get a mere 6 Google hits, you do have a point... I don't see there being a Wikipedia article any time soon.
 * However, while Rio Abiseo National Park was added as a world heritage site because of the archaeological ruins located there, there is a Wikipedia page for those ruins (at least the major one, Gran Pajáten). I do feel that including the park as an archaeological site, in this instance, is misleading rather than beneficial as a search tool. Gsd97jks 23:52, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm fine with that. Didn't see the separate listing for Gran Pajaten, so go ahead and take the cat off Rio Abiseo. I know overcategorization can get weary, but IMHO it is WAY better than huge long lists ( Like List of archaeological sites sorted by country that are static and impossible to maintain. (Once I make sure everything in there is in the right cat, I'm going to ask that it be deleted.)Pschemp | Talk 00:22, 2 February 2006 (UTC)


 * oh yes, agreed, those lists are indeed annoying. Sounds good to me. Gsd97jks 00:53, 2 February 2006 (UTC)