The vegetation patterns indicate the fact that that the original level (4185 m asl.) of this largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca has been lowered: it is controlled through a drainage tunnel for reasons of lake safety. The pyramid-shaped mountain shown in the right central background of the image is the Pirámide de Garcilaso (5885 m).

Keywords

glacial lake, glacial processes, glacier, high-mountain ecosystems, hydraulic engineering, lake, mountainscape, mountaintop, people, puna, risk management, Zonobiome II

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Saturday 22 July 2017 by Martin Mergili in South America / Peru (8259 visits)