Lake Palcacocha
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Palcacocha is a glacier lake in the Andes mountain range of South America in northwestern Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province.
2002
Lake Palcacocha in 1939
Palcacocha in 2001
Palcacocha in 2003
Cordillera Blanca
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The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres (124 mi) between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks over 6,000 metres (19,690 ft) high and 722 individual glaciers. The highest mountain in Peru, Huascarán, at 6,768 metres (22,205 ft) high, is located there.
Huandoy (6,360 m)
One of the Llanganuco Lakes, with snow-covered Yanapaccha in the background.
From left to right: Huandoy, Huascarán (highest mountain in the range) and Chopicalqui.
Taulliraju (5830 m)