Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone
The Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone is a protected area in Peru located in the departments of Ancash, Huánuco, and Lima. It was established on 20 December 2002 by Ministerial Resolution No. 1173-2002-AG and covers an area of approximately.
Geography
The Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone encompasses a section of the Cordillera Huayhuash mountain range in the central Andes of Peru. The area contains 21 snow-capped peaks, the highest of which is Yerupajá, at an elevation of, making it the second-highest mountain in Peru.The zone gives rise to tributary rivers on both the Pacific and Atlantic slopes: such as the Pativilca River and the Huaura River to the west, and tributaries of the Marañón River to the east. The area's glaciers feed 46 high-altitude glacial lakes.