Located in the Peruvian Andes, it is the biggest glacial of the planet, in this mountain chain is located “Huascarán” (6768 m) which is the highest tropical mountain in the world; and also the most beautiful mountain in the world “Alpamayo” (5947 m ).

This mountain chain spreads along 180 km with direction Northwest - South, reaching in its most wide part 28 km; about three dozen of summit covered with snow exceed (6000 m) and several dozens overcome (5700 m) between the most well-known peaks we have: Huascaran (6768 m) , Alpamayo (5947 m), Huandoy with their four peaks (6395 , 6 356 , 6 166 and 6 070 m), Chacraraju (6112 and 6001 m), Artesonraju (6025 m) and Taulliraju (5850 m), these mountains can be observed doing the circuit Llanganuco - Santa Cruz. In the central part of the Mountain chain we find mounts as: Taulliraju (6034 m), Chinchay (6222 m), Palcaraju (6274 m), Cayesh (5721 m), Huantsán (6395 m). Also exists certainly not less important small snow-capped mountain of Pastoruri (5240 m), its importance takes root that in the gorge where is located the Puya Raimondi, the plant that has the biggest inflorescence in the world.

The existence of these snow-capped mountains give birth to one without number of rivers and streams that in its cross give life to the Callejón de Huaylas and to the Callejón de Conchucos.

The biodiversity is not foreign to the Cordillera Blanca, because has been registered 112 species of birds, between residents and migratories and also have been catalogued 779 species of plants belonging to 104 families and 304 genders; no doubt the Cordillera Blanca is synonymous of Natural beauty.