Cordillera Central

#381 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Cordillera Central is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa, Yauyos and Pichqa Waqra mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 196850 ftCoordinates: 12°15'23"S, 75°57'24"W

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Cordillera Central – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Huascacocha, Uman, Altarniyoc, K'isi Kancha.

3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Huascacocha
99 min walk • Huascacocha or Wask'aqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Ayaviri District, Yauyos quinches District. It is situated at a height of about 4,250 metres.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uman
143 min walk • Uman is a 5,431-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Altarniyoc
80 min walk • Altarniyoc is a 5,356-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta.
5.5 miNE
Mountain
K'isi Kancha, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
140 min walk • K'isi Kancha is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Miraflores District, east of Altarniyuq.
~0 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ticlla Mountain
1 min walk • Ticlla or Qutuni, also called Tiklla or Tiqlla, is a 5,897-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. Strictly speaking the popular name Ticlla refers to a group of peaks of the Qutuni-Ticlla cirque.
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huayna Cotoni
52 min walk • Huayna Cotoni or Wayna Qutuni is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,463 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Ayaviri, Quinches and Tanta.
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Llongote
129 min walk • Llongote is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,780 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Ayaviri, Carania and Yauyos.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ticllacocha
111 min walk • Ticllacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,475 metres, south of the lakes Paucarcocha, Chuspicocha and Piscococha and northwest of the mountains Ticlla and Huayna Cotoni.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aqupallqa
82 min walk • Aqupallqa is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,445 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.