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Video description: Information about Alpamayo Mountain.
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).
It is a steep (sixty degrees), almost perfect pyramid of ice, one of a number of
peaks that compose the Santa Cruz massif, the northernmost massif of the
Cordillera Blanca. Although smaller than many of its neighboring peaks, it is
distinguished by its unusual formation and overwhelming beauty. It actually has
two sharp summits, North and South, separated by a narrow corniced ridge.
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.
Ancash is a region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad
region on the north, the Huánuco and Pasco regions on the east, the Lima region
on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of
Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote. The name of the region
originates from the Quechua word anqash, which means blue.
See also:
Information
about Ancash
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