Wender·Vista
Huascarán
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePeru
in the Cordillera Blanca of northern Peru

Huascarán

— — the white peak above the valley.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The highest peak in Peru and one of the highest in the tropics, rising 22,205 feet above the Callejón de Huaylas. Two summits sit side by side; the south is the higher of the pair. The mountain stands inside Huascarán National Park, which UNESCO inscribed for its blue glacial lakes, granite walls, and the cordillera's queñual woodlands. The town of Yungay rests at its foot.

from the studio
Huascarán
— bring it home

Huascarán, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Huascarán

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Huascarán is the highest mountain in Peru, with its south summit reaching 6,768 metres (22,205 feet) above sea level. It rises in the Cordillera Blanca of the Áncash Region, the most heavily glaciated tropical range in the world. The mountain has two summits, Huascarán Sur and Huascarán Norte, separated by a saddle called La Garganta. It sits inside Huascarán National Park, a 340,000-hectare reserve that UNESCO inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1985 for its glaciated peaks, lakes, and Polylepis woodlands.

— the air

Air on the summit holds about half the oxygen of sea level. Climbers acclimatise for days in Huaraz, at roughly 3,050 metres, before moving to base camp near 4,200 metres. The standard route up Huascarán Sur takes most parties four to six days from base camp and requires glacier travel, fixed ropes through the Garganta, and a long final summit push. Frostbite, pulmonary edema, and crevasse falls are the recurring hazards. Conditions are most stable from May through September.

— informed by American Alpine Journal
— the visit

Huascarán National Park is reached from Huaraz, the regional capital, about an eight-hour bus ride north of Lima. The Llanganuco lakes, a turquoise pair at the foot of the mountain, are the most visited corner of the park and reachable by car on a single-day trip. Entry to the high routes requires a registered guide and a park permit. The 1970 Ancash earthquake triggered a debris avalanche off Huascarán's north face that buried the town of Yungay, killing roughly 20,000 people.

— informed by SERNANP — Huascarán
— where
Peru · Yungay Province, Áncash
— within
Huascarán National Park
— elevation
6,768 m · 22,205 ft
— position
-9.1210° S · 77.6040° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
12 km W
Yungay
Andean town
60 km S
Huaraz
regional capital
8 km NW
Llanganuco Lakes
glacial lakes
30 km N
Alpamayo
neighbouring peak
N
Huascarán
Yungay
Huaraz
Llanganuco Lakes
Alpamayo
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Huascarán — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The south summit reaches 6,768 metres (22,205 feet), making it the highest mountain in Peru and the fourth-highest in South America. The north summit is slightly lower at 6,654 metres.

In the Cordillera Blanca of the Áncash Region in northern Peru. The mountain sits inside Huascarán National Park, a 340,000-hectare reserve UNESCO inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1985.

The May 1970 Ancash earthquake shook loose a debris avalanche from Huascarán's north face. The slide buried the town of Yungay at the mountain's foot, killing about 20,000 people in minutes.

The north summit was reached in 1908 by a party led by Annie Smith Peck. The higher south summit was first climbed in 1932 by a German-Austrian expedition led by Philipp Borchers.

The dry season runs from May through September. Skies are clearest, glaciers are most stable, and the high routes are climbable. The wet season from October through April brings heavy snow and frequent storms.

Most visitors fly to Lima and continue to Huaraz, the regional capital at about 3,050 metres. From Huaraz, the Llanganuco lakes and the standard climbing approaches are a one- to two-hour drive.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well as a gift for customers from Áncash and the Callejón de Huaylas, and for climbers who have stood at Llanganuco. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio works well.

The cold whites and stained-glass blues anchor Mountain-modern, Alpine-modern, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. It also reads well in quieter Minimalist spaces where the colour can carry the wall.

A Large reads well above a console or reading chair. Above a sofa a 4-tile Mural carries the wall. For a longer room a 9-tile Mural holds the whole field.

Yes. For wet rooms and splash zones, choose Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and hold up to steam and daily wiping. Glossy is best kept for dry wall art.

A microfibre cloth with water handles everyday dust and fingerprints. In a kitchen install with cooking residue, a drop of pH-neutral soap in warm water is fine. Skip abrasive pads and citrus cleaners.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license or resell other artists' work, and the same eye chooses every place that enters the atlas.

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