Ancash
Recuay Province
Catac District

Pastoruri Glacier

The Pastoruri is a cirque glacier, located in the southern part of the , part of the mountain range, in Northern in the Ancash region. It is one of the few glaciers left in the tropical areas of South America.
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Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 5,100 metres
  • Description: glacier in Peru
  • Also known as: “Pastoruri”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nevado Pastoruri and Tuco.

Peak
Photo: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in central located in the center of , in the , in the Bolognesi Province in the Ancash Region.

Peak
Photo: Diefreundin, Public domain.
, Tuku, Tucu or Huanaco Punta is a mountain in the in . Its summit is 5,479 m ) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped in northwestern central .

Peak
is a mountain in the southern part of the in the of , about 5,000 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, .

Pastoruri Glacier

Latitude
-9.9145° or 9° 54′ 52″ south
Longitude
-77.1771° or 77° 10′ 38″ west
Elevation
5,100 metres (16,732 feet)
Open location code
67243RPF+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 236479894
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Wiki­data ID
Q2918855
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Satellite Map

Discover Pastoruri Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Pastoruri Glacier” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pachapaqui and Santa Rosa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pastoruri View Point and Laguna Yacshacocha.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pastoruri Glacier”. Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.