{
  "name": "Cañón del Pato",
  "slug": "canon-del-pato",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/canon-del-pato/",
  "summary": "A road hacked from sheer Andean canyon walls, threading 35 one-lane unlit tunnels through solid rock above a 1,000 m drop to the Santa River, one of Peru's most dramatic drives.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "PE-3N"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Peru",
    "region": "Ancash",
    "start": {
      "name": "Caraz",
      "lat": -9.026223,
      "lon": -77.746928
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Huallanca",
      "lat": -8.862928,
      "lon": -77.829854
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 23.9,
    "lengthKm": 38.5,
    "driveMinutes": 50,
    "corners": 87,
    "hairpins": 13,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 3181,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "35 unlit one-lane tunnels",
    "No passing points in the tunnels",
    "Falling rocks",
    "Narrow ledge road",
    "Oncoming trucks",
    "Rainy-season closures"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Choquechaca",
    "Cañón del Pato",
    "Bocatoma Cañón del Pato"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 249
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}