Waqurunchu Mountains

Waqurunchu rises in the eastern cordillera of the Peruvian Andes, its snow-covered summit towering above the high valleys of Pasco. The mountain gives its name to a range of glaciers and steep ridges. Meltwater from its eastern slopes helps feed the upper Huallaga, which flows north towards the Marañón and the Amazon. Other waters descend towards the Pachitea and Perené basins, linking the icefields to the forests below.