Huaguruncho
Mountain in Peru
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Huaguruncho,[2][3][4][5][6] Tarata[7][8] or Huagaruncho[5][9] is a 5,723-metre-high (18,776 ft)[4][5][8] mountain in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its highest peak, officially named Tarata,[8] is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, on the border of the districts of Huachón and Ticlacayan. A minor peak, named Huaguruncho Chico[8] by the IGN map, lies west of it in the Ticlacayan District.[7]
| Huaguruncho | |
|---|---|
| Tarata | |
| |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,723 m (18,776 ft) |
| Coordinates | 10°31′52″S 75°55′54″W |
| Geography | |
  Huaguruncho Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Pasco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Waqurunchu |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 17 August 1956, John Streetly & Mike Westmacott[1] |
Research revealed that fluctuations in Huaguruncho's glaciers were caused by temperature changes in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, with the last major glacial expansion occurring ca. 4000–2000 years ago.[6]
In 1956 John Kempe led an expedition to attempt the first ascent of Huaguruncho.[10] As well as Kempe the party included George Band, Dr. Don Stafford Matthews, John Streetly, Jack Tucker and Mike Westmacott. Streetly and Westmacott successfully reached the summit on 17 August 1956.[1][11]
