Place: Huascaran National Park, Peru
Weather: Scattered thunderstorms, 51/64F.
Route: From Chan Chan 303 km SSE on 1N and 3N.
Significance: Mount Huascaran is 22,205 feet high, making it the highest tropical mountain in the world. The dramatic mountain range is home to many animals, such as the Spectacled Bear, Andean Condor, and Andean Mountain Cat. The flora includes the Queen of the Andes, which has a flowered spike that can grow to 10 meters in height.
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The high mountains (from peru-explorer.com)
Queen of the Andes or Puya Raimondi with its large flowering spike (from lepicolea.wordpress.com)
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