Peru Earthquake May 31, 1970. Large rockslide from the north side of Mevados Huascaran that dammed the outlet of upper Llanganuco Lake and buried a party of Czechoslovakian mountaineers.
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1970
Summary
Peru Earthquake May 31, 1970. Large rockslide from the north side of Mevados Huascaran that dammed the outlet of upper Llanganuco Lake and buried a party of Czechoslovakian mountaineers. Note the abundant smaller slides, shown as light-colored streaks, along the valley walls in the right foreground and on the slopes of the Cordillera Negra in the background. View is west. June-July 1970.
Summary
Peru Earthquake May 31, 1970. Large rockslide from the north side of Mevados Huascaran that dammed the outlet of upper Llanganuco Lake and buried a party of Czechoslovakian mountaineers. Note the abundant smaller slides, shown as light-colored streaks, along the valley walls in the right foreground and on the slopes of the Cordillera Negra in the background. View is west. June-July 1970.
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