Huascarán

Áncash Department · Peru

Huascarán, Peru
Photo: Florian Ederer, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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May to September
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The highest peak in Peru and the highest in the tropics, dominating the Cordillera Blanca. Its icy twin summits preside over a national park of turquoise glacial lakes and soaring granite walls.

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