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Peruvian Andes

Range Type	Politically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Nevado Huascarán (6746 m/22,133 ft)
Countries	Peru
States/Provinces	Cuzco (9%), Arequipa (8%), Puno (8%), San Martín (7%), Loreto (6%), Junín (6%), Ayacucho (6%), Huánuco (5%), Ancash (5%), Lima (5%), Cajamarca (4%), Ucayali (3%), La Libertad (3%), Madre de Dios (3%), Huancavelica (3%), Pasco (3%), Amazonas (3%), Apurímac (3%), Moquegua (2%), Piura (2%), Tacna (2%), Ica (2%), Lambayeque (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	760,164 sq km / 293,500 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,574 km / 978 mi North-South 1,296 km / 805 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	11° 22' S; 74° 39' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Peruvian Andes
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Peruvian Andes.

Andes	Level 2 (Parent)
Cordillera de Merida	Level 3 (Sibling)
Colombian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Ecuador Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Peruvian Andes	Level 3
Cordillera Occidental (Peru)	Level 4 (Child)
Cordillera Central (Peru)	Level 4 (Child)
Cordillera Oriental (Peru)	Level 4 (Child)
Bolivian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Puna de Atacama	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Argentina-Chile Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Patagonian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Peruvian Andes

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Nevado Huascarán	6746	22,133	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
2.	Yerupajá	6617	21,709	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
3.	Nevado Coropuna	6405	21,014	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
4.	Nevado Ausangate	6372	20,906	Cordillera Oriental (Peru)
5.	Huantsan	6369	20,896	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
6.	Huandoy	6360	20,866	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
7.	Nevado Chopicalqui	6345	20,817	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
8.	Siula Grande	6344	20,814	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
9.	Chinchey	6309	20,699	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
10.	Nevado Ampato	6288	20,630	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Nevado Huascarán	6746	22,133	Cordillera Occidental (Peru)
2.	Nevado Ausangate	6372	20,906	Cordillera Oriental (Peru)
3.	Jalacata	5567	18,264	Cordillera Central (Peru)

Photos of Peaks in the Peruvian Andes

Nevado Huascarán: The icy majesty of Huascaran, highest peak in Peru.

Nevado Huascarán-Pico Norte: The icy majesty of Huascaran, highest peak in Peru.

Nevado Coropuna: Climbers passing round yareta plants enroute to the massive hulk of Coropuna, with the main summit on the left. Photo by Clark Edgeworth.

Huayna Picchu: The pointed form of Huayna Picchu looms over the world-famous view of Maccu Picchu in Peru.

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