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Aconcagua. The Andes ( / ˈændiːz / AN-deez ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range ( Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes; Quechua: Anti) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is 8,900 km (5,530 mi) long and 200 to 700 km (124 to 435 mi) wide ...
Satellite imagery of Peru Topographic map of Peru Political map of Peru Vegetation of Peru. Peru is a country on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1.8 minutes of latitude or about 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of the equator.
Vinicunca, or Winikunka, also called Montaña de Siete Colores (literally: Mountain of seven colors ), Montaña de Colores ( Mountain of colors) or Montaña Arcoíris ( Rainbow Mountain ), is a mountain in the Andes of Peru with an altitude of 5,200 metres (17,100 ft) above sea level. [ 1][ 2] It is located on the road to the Ausangate mountain ...
Area. 38,160.87 ha. Machu Picchu[ a] is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). [ 8] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", [ 9] it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province ...
Tambopata River, 402 km. Río de Las Piedras or Tacuatimanu, 621 km. Pariamanu River. Inambari River, 437 km. Manú River. Purús River, 483 km. Acre River. Iaco River or Yaco. Chandless River.
Geology. Type of rock. limestone. sandstone. slate. Huayhuash[ 1][ 2][ 3] (possibly from Quechua waywash, weasel,[ 4] or waywashi, squirrel) [ 5] is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco. [ 6] Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone.
Salcantay, [ 9] Salkantay or Sallqantay (in Quechua) is the highest peak in the Vilcabamba mountain range, part of the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Cusco Region, about 60 km (40 mi) west-northwest of the city of Cusco. It is the 38th-highest peak in the Andes and the twelfth-highest in Peru. However, as a range highpoint in deeply ...
Huascarán ( Spanish pronunciation: [waskaˈɾan]) ( Quechua: Waskaran ), Nevado Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain located in Yungay Province, Department of Ancash, Peru. It is situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. The southern summit of Huascarán (Huascarán Sur), which reaches 6,768 metres (22,205 ft), is the ...