Tanranioc Mountains

The high mountains south of the Mantaro valley form part of the central Peruvian Andes. Rocky ridges and cold uplands rise above the river valleys, with snow on the highest summits and grassland on more sheltered slopes. The Cordillera Huaytapallana lies to the east of the valley, its glaciers feeding streams that descend towards inhabited country. Paths through the mountains connect the Mantaro basin with neighbouring highland valleys.