Photo credit: Brad Mering
Nevado Alpamayo is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range (which is made up of about 50 peaks), part of the Peruvian Andes. It has two sharp summits, North and South, separated by a narrow corniced ridge.
In 1966, the Alpamayo mountain was declared "the most beautiful mountain in the world" by UNESCO.
Its name comes from Quechua (Allpa = earth Mayu = river: muddy river).