Alpamayo is a steep mountain peak in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It gets its name from the village Alpamayo, which actually means muddy river in the the Quechua language. Locals refer to the mountain as Shuyturahu, which (loosely translated) means thin, long snowy mountain glacier. This is a much more fitting name for the mountain, since it is made completely of ice. In 1966, an international survey of climbers and photographers issued by a German magazine named Alpamayo “The Most Beautiful Mountain in the World.” Climbers have attempted the steep ascent since the 1950s, and there is dispute over who actually reached the summit first. Alpamayo’s beauty can also be enjoyed from the ground, however, as part of the awe-inspiring landscape of The Andes.
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