MundoAndino Home : Andes Peru Andes Travel: Peru culture, lodging, travel, and tours
Nevado de Huaytapallana
Nevado de Huaytapallana is a peak of the Andean mountain range of Peru. Its name comes from the Quechuan term "huayta", which means flower, and pallar, which means to gather. Therefore, Huaytapallana means "place where the flowers take shelter" or "place where the flowers gather".
The Nevado de Huaytapallana's highest peak has an altitude at its tip of 5,557 meters. The second highest tip, the Yanahucsha, measures at 5,530 meters. The surface area of the zone is 378'40 km.
The zone contains five lagoons: Chuspicocha, Lazuhuntay, Azulcocha, Carhuacocha and Cochagrande.
Accessibility
The mountain range of the Huaytapallana is about 2 hours drive from the city of Huancayo, in the Junin Region. It is located 8 hours north-east of Lima.
For mountaineers in the mountain range, the departure point is called Virgen de las Nieves (Virgin of the Snow), located at 4,800 meters. At the Virgen de las Nieves there are two itineraries after which the ascent to the tip of the Nevado de Huaytapallana can be completed.
External links
Need more information for your travel research or homework?
Ask your questions at the forum about Mountains of Peru or help others to find answers.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Nevado de Huaytapallana
