The original level (4185 m asl.) of this largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca has been lowered and is controlled through a drainage tunnel for reasons of lake safety. The pyramid-shaped mountain appearing in the central background of the image is the Pirámide de Garcilaso (5885 m).
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- on Saturday 22 July 2017 by Martin Mergili
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- glacial lake, glacial processes, glacier, hydraulic engineering, lake, mountainscape, mountaintop, risk management
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