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Cordillera Huayhuash

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The 47th highest mountain range in the world

6,635m

Huayhuash (possibly from Quechua waywash, weasel, or waywashi, squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco. Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone.

Location: Peru.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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