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Cordillera Blanca | Laguna 513

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Glacial lake at the base of Nevado Hualcán (hidden in the clouds). The level of this lake was lowered through a system of tunnels in order to reduce the outburst hazard. Nevertheless, in 2010 an ice avalanche led to an impact wave overtopping the bedrock dam and evolving to a debris flow and flood that caused some damage in the Quebrada Hualcán all the way down to the town of Carhuaz.

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on Wednesday 11 July 2018 by Martin Mergili
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