Lake Palcacocha surrounded by the glaciers Pucaranra and Palcaraju.

Lake Palcacocha surrounded by the glaciers Pucaranra (right) and Palcaraju (left).

On the right you can see the destroyed dam, where a flood wave exited the lake in 1941 and destroyed one-third of Huarazz.

Foto: Alexander Luna / Germanwatch e.V.

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