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Salcantay (Nevado Salcantay) or Salkantay (Nevado Salkantay),
Sallqantay in Quechua is the highest peak of the Cordillera Vilcabamba,
part of the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Cusco Region, about 60
km (40 mi) west-northwest of the city of Cusco. It is the 38th highest
peak in the Andes, and the twelfth highest in Peru. However, as a range
highpoint in deeply incised terrain, it is the second most
topographically prominent peak in the country, after Huascarán.
Salcantay is a large, steep peak, "the most spectacular peak of the
region", with great vertical relief, particularly above the low
valleys to the north, which are tributaries of the Amazon River
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