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Huascaran

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Huas·ca·rán  (wäsk-rän, -kä-)
An extinct volcano, 6,770.4 m (22,198 ft) high, in the Andes of west-central Peru. It is the highest peak in the country.
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Noun1.HuascaranHuascaran - a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
Peru, Republic of Peru - a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
Andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

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He is also an experienced climber and skier, starting with a 1978 ski descent of 22,000-foot Andean peak Huascaran, which was documented in the award-winning film Ski Peru.
 
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