The Huaytapallana mountain range (from Quechua wayta 'flower' and pallana '(place) where something is collected', thus '(place) where flowers are collected') lies in the JunÃÂn Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 11ð47' and 11ð56'S and 75ð00' and 75ð05'W for about 17 km. The surface area of the zone is 378'40 km<sup>2</sup>. The range is located in the provinces of Concepción and Huancayo.
In 2011 Huaytapallana was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decrete No. 018-2011-MINAM. The area of 22,406.52 ha is situated in the districts of El Tambo, Huancayo, Pariahuanca and Quilcas of the Huancayo Province and in the Comas District of the Concepción Province.
The highest mountain in the range is Huaytapallana at (Lasuntay). Other mountains are listed below:
The zone contains six lakes:
The Huaytapallana mountain range is about 2 hours drive from the city of Huancayo in the JunÃÂn Region. It is located 8 hours north-east of Lima.
For mountaineers in the mountain range, the departure point is called Virgen de las Nieves (Virgin of the Snow), located at . At the Virgen de las Nieves there are two itineraries after which the ascent to the tip of the Huaytapallana can be completed.