Huascaran [mountain] - Huascaran

Japanese: ワスカラン[山] - ワスカラン

A mountain in the Andes, located in western Peru, South America, about 350 km north of Lima. It is the highest mountain in Peru, and consists of the South Peak (6,768 m) and the North Peak (6,655 m). The North Peak was first climbed in 1908, and the South Peak in 1932. Condors, pumas, spectacled bears, and other creatures live there. Huascarán National Park was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1985. During the 1970 Peruvian earthquake, a glacier on the west side collapsed, killing about 20,000 people.

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Japanese:

南米，ペルー西部，リマの北方約350km，アンデス山脈中の山。ペルーの最高峰で，南峰（6768m），北峰（6655m）よりなり，北峰は1908年，南峰は1932年初登頂。コンドル，ピューマ，メガネグマなどが生息。ワスカラン国立公園は1985年，世界自然遺産に登録。1970年のペルー大地震の際，西面の氷河が大崩落をおこし，約２万人が死亡した。

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