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Cordilleras

Cordillera La Raya

The Cordillera La Raya is a mountain range situated northwest of the Peruvian altiplano between lat 15°10' and 15°26'S. and long 70°36' and 71°14'W. It extends about 60 km in an easterly direction, and the glacierized area is estimated from Landsat images to be 88 km². Drainage is into the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Lago Titicaca basin. Chinchina, the highest peak, is 5,489 m asl.