La Raya mountain range

La Raya mountain range
The train from Puno to Cusco at the La Raya Pass at 4,313 m (14,150 ft)
Dimensions
Length10 km (6.2 mi) NE-SW
Geography
Map
Country Peru
Region(s)Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

The La Raya mountain range (Spanish for the line, the limits, the border) is situated in the Andes of Peru. It extends in a northeasterly direction approximately between 14º 20’ and 14º 33’S and 70º 57’ and 71º 02’W for about 10 km.[1] It is located in the Cusco Region as well as in the Puno Region, northwest of the Peruvian Altiplano and Lake Titicaca, near the La Raya pass.

  1. ^ Inventario de Glaciares del Perú, Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, Autoridad Nacionaldel Agua, Huaraz 2014