Nevado de Huaytapallana
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Nevado de Huaytapallana is a peak of the Andean
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...

 mountain range
Mountain range
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 of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

. Its name comes from the Quechua
Quechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...

n 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 5557 m (18,232 ft). The second highest tip, the Yanahucsha, measures at 5530 m (18,143 ft). The surface area of the zone is 378'40 km².

The zone contains five lagoon
Lagoon
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s: Chuspicocha, Lazuhuntay, Azulcocha, Carhuacocha and Cochagrande.

Accessibility

The mountain range of the Huaytapallana is about 2 hours drive from the city of Huancayo
Huancayo
Huancayo with a rock') is the capital of the Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru. It is located in Junín Province, of which it is also capital. Situated near the Mantaro Valley at an altitude of 3,271 meters, it has a population of 377,000 and is the fifth most populous city of the...

, in the Junín Region
Junín Region
Junín is a region in the central highlands and westernmost Amazonia of Peru. Its capital is Huancayo.-Geography:The region has a very heterogeneous topography. The western cordillera located near the border with the Lima Region, has snowy and ice covered peaks. On the east, there are high glacier...

. It is located 8 hours north-east of Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

.

For mountaineers
Mountaineering
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in the mountain range, the departure point is called Virgen de las Nieves (Virgin of the Snow), located at 4800 m (15,748 ft). 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.
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