Showing posts with label Alpamayo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alpamayo. Show all posts

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Alpamayo Peak, Huascaran National Park. Video

Huaraz, Ancash
Alpamayo is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Peruvian Andes in the Ancash region. Elevation 19,511 ft (5,947 meters).
Its name comes from Quechua Allpa = earth Mayu = river: muddy river. In 1966, the Alpamayo mountain was declared "the most beautiful mountain in the world" by UNESCO.


Alpamayo mountain.
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gogeometry.com/incas/alpamayo_peak_huascaran_park.htm.