What is the highest mountain peak in the South American nation of Peru?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Huascarán (6,768 m)
- Step 1: Huascarán (Nevado Huascarán) is located in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes in Ancash, Peru.
- Step 2: Its southern summit, Huascarán Sur, rises to 6,768 meters (22,205 feet), making it the fourth-highest peak in the Western Hemisphere and the highest point in the global tropics.
Answer
Huascarán (6,768 m)
Why not the others: 'Yerupajá' is the second-highest peak in Peru, in the Cordillera Huayhuash; 'Coropuna' is a dormant volcanic complex in southern Peru; 'Ausangate' is a sacred mountain in the Cordillera Vilcanota near Cusco.
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