Montagnes et lacs à Ancash

Andean Peaks & Lakes

This collection spans the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash ranges within the Áncash region of the Peruvian Andes. It features Huascarán, Peru's highest peak at 6,768 meters, and the UNESCO-listed Chavín de Huántar, a pre-Inca ceremonial center dating to 1200 BC. The list includes high-altitude glacial lakes like Laguna 69 and the Llanganuco lagoons, alongside the retreating Pastoruri Glacier. These sites are primarily located within Huascarán National Park, a protected area known for its tropical glaciers and Puya raimondii plants.

Andean Peaks & Lakes — Carte

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Huascarán National Park

Huascarán National Park is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca which is part of…

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Chavin Archaeological Site

Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru, containing ruins and artifacts constructed as early as 1200 BC, and occupied until…

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Lake 69

Lake 69 is a small lake near of the city of Huaraz, in the region of Áncash, Peru.

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Alpamayo

Alpamayo or Shuyturaju is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes.

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Huascarán

Huascarán,, Nevado Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain located in Yungay Province, Department of Ancash, Peru.

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Pastoruri Glacier

The Pastoruri glacier is a cirque glacier, located in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca, part of the Andes mountain range, in…

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Yerupajá

Yerupajá is a mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes.

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Jirishanca

Jirishanca is a 6,094-metre-high mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes.

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Laguna Jahuacocha

A glacial lake situated at 4,066 meters in the Cordillera Huayhuash. It sits at the base of the Yerupajá and Jirishanca peaks and serves as a primary camping site for trekkers on the Huayhuash circuit.

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Laguna Llaca

Located at 4,474 meters at the base of the Ranrapalca and Ocshapalca peaks, this turquoise glacial lake is accessible via a dirt road from Huaraz and sits near the Llaca glacier's edge.

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Churup

Churup or Tsurup is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,495 metres high.

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Llanganuco Lakes

The Llanganuco Lakes, Chinancocha and Orconcocha, are situated in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.

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Llanganuco Lakes

The Llanganuco Lakes, Chinancocha and Orconcocha, are situated in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.

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Mirador de Rataquena

An elevated viewpoint on the southeastern outskirts of Huaraz, marked by a large stone cross. It provides a full view of the city and the peaks of the Cordillera Blanca.

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Pastoruri View Point

A high-altitude observation point located at approximately 5,000 meters, providing views of the retreating Pastoruri Glacier and the surrounding southern sector of Huascarán National Park.