Nevado Kuajadajanka, glaciers, Cordillera Raura, Andes Mountains, Peru.

Nevado Kuajadajanka rises to 17,800 feet elevation in the Cordillera Raura, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The source of the Amazon River lies on the east side of the Cordillera Raura (on the other side of the mountains in this photo), as determined by the Royal Geographical Society in 1950: the tiny glacial lake Laguna Niñococha feeds Rio Lauricocha, then Rio Marañon, then the Amazon. To reach the source of the Amazon, trekkers can depart from the regular Huayhuash circuit near Huayhuash village on Day 7, go eastwards to Caquish, wade across Rio Lauricocha, climb to Laguna Niñococha and finish at the mining town of Mina Raura, on the road head to Churin and Lima (8 days total from Chiquian). Or instead, hike a complete Huayhuash loop (11 days) or other worthwhile variations.

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Nevado Kuajadajanka rises to 17,800 feet elevation in the Cordillera Raura, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The source of the Amazon River lies on the east side of the Cordillera Raura (on the other side of the mountains in this photo), as determined by the Royal Geographical Society in 1950: the tiny glacial lake Laguna Niñococha feeds Rio Lauricocha, then Rio Marañon, then the Amazon. To reach the source of the Amazon, trekkers can depart from the regular Huayhuash circuit near Huayhuash village on Day 7, go eastwards to Caquish, wade across Rio Lauricocha, climb to Laguna Niñococha and finish at the mining town of Mina Raura, on the road head to Churin and Lima (8 days total from Chiquian). Or instead, hike a complete Huayhuash loop (11 days) or other worthwhile variations.