Nevado Huaytapallana

Junín Department · Peru

Nevado Huaytapallana, Peru
Photo: Josue Hermoza, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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May to September
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A glaciated range near Huancayo held sacred by the local Wanka people. Turquoise lagoons sit at the foot of its retreating ice, and pilgrims and hikers ascend its high passes for both ceremony and scenery.

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