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Cusco Travel
Guide > Mountain Ranges of Cusco |
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Mountain
Ranges of Cusco |
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In the department of Cusco, having access from the
city of
Cusco,
you will be able to find three mountain ranges with
numerous snowy peaks that constitute a beautiful natural
scenario, offering you possibilities to share its
beautiful landscape with ideal places for the practice
of
mountain
sports and mountain-climbing.
Mountain Range of Vilcabamba
Called this way to the section of the central chain
of The Andes, located between the rivers Apurímac and
Vilcanota, in the department of Cusco. Has an
approximate longitude of 100 km.
Main snowy mountains:
- Salcantay 6,271 meters above sea level - 20,574
feet
- Pumasillo 6,070 meters above sea level - 19,915
feet
- Lasunáyoc 6,000 meters above sea level - 19,685
feet
- Sacsaráyoc 5,900 meters above sea level - 19,357
feet
- Panta 5,667 meters above sea level - 18,592
feet
- Huayanay 5,464 meters above sea level - 17,926
feet
Mountain Range of Vilcanota
Also
called the Sacred Mountain Range, for
the adoration that the
Incas
had to it. It is a section of the oriental chain of the
Central Andes, located in the department of Cusco. It
has a longitude of 90 km approximately and surrounds the
Sibinacocha lagoon. There take place diverse pagan
religious feasts, highlighting the
Corpus
of Coyllorite.
Main snowy mountains:
- Ausangate 6,336 meters above sea
level - 20,787 feet
- Cayangate 6,160 meters above sea level - 20,210
feet
- Colquecruz 6,111 meters above sea level - 20,049
feet
- Hatunhuma 6,094 meters above sea level - 19,993
feet
- Yayamari 6,000 meters above sea level - 19,685
feet
- Coyllorite 5,402 meters above sea level - 17,723
feet
Mountain Range of Urubamba
Section of the oriental chain of the
Central Andes, located in the right margin of Urubamba
river, it has an approximate longitude of 50 km.
Main snowy mountains
- Halancoma 6,000 meters above sea level - 19,685
feet
- Verónica 5,750 meters above sea level - 18,865
feet
- Sahuasiray 5,720 m - 18,766 feet above sea level
- Chicón 5,500 m - 18,045 feet above sea level
- Sunchubamba 5,450 m - 17,880 feet above sea level
- Terijuay 5,380 m - 17,651 feet above sea
level.
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