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The Peruvian Andes

In Peru the Andes form a set of mountain ranges that cross our land from south to north, exhibiting different geologic features of shape, structure and composition.

The Andes occupy 32% of the country, with about 20 different mountain ranges. Two stand out for their unique form and profile: The Cordillera Blanca, and the Cordillera Huayhuash. These ranges host two of the highest summits of Peru: Huascaran at 6.768m and Yerupaja at 6.679m respectively.

The Andes help feed rivers and streams arcoss Peru, and contain an enormous amount of water gained from the mountains as a product of rain or glacial thaw over many millions of years.

Main Mountains of Perú

Mountain	Altitude: (m.s.n.m)	Cordillera
Huascarán Sur Huascarán Norte Yerupajá Coropuna Huandoy Norte Huantsan Ausangate Huandoy Oeste Chopicalqui Siulá Grande Ampato Sancantay Santa Cruz Chinchay Ranrapalca Sarapo Hualcán Chacraraju Oeste Jirishanca Jirishanca Chachani Pucahirca Norte Quitaraju Artesonraju Rasac Chacraraju Este Carnicero Alpamayo Palomani Humantay Ocshapalca Tunshu Ulta Misti Pariaqaqa Pisco Oeste Verónica Verónica Cayesh Santa Rosa Ubinas Huaytapallana Mismi Rajuntay Taulliraju Alcoy San Andrés	6768 6655 6634 6425 6395 6395 6372 6356 6354 6352 6310 6271 6259 6222 6162 6127 6122 6112 6094 6094 6076 6046 6046 6025 6017 6001 5960 5947 5940 5917 5881 5879 5875 5822 5768 5752 5750 5750 5721 5706 5672 5600 5597 5470 5380 5380 5270	Blanca Blanca Huayhuash Ampato Blanca Blanca Vilcanota Blanca Blanca Huayhuash Chila Vilcabamba Blanca Blanca Blanca Huayhuash Blanca Blanca Huayhuash Huayhuash Volcánica Blanca Blanca Blanca Huayhuash Blanca Huayhuash Blanca Carabaya Vilcabamba Blanca Central Blanca Volcánica Central Blanca Urubamba Vilcabamba Blanca Raura Volcánica Central Chila Central Blanca La Viuda Central

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