Cerro de Pasco (population 70,000) is a city in central
Peru, located at the top of the Andean mountains. It is the capital of the
Pasco region, and an important
mining center. At elevation, it is one of
the highest cities in the world, and the highest or the
second highest city with over 50,000 inhabitants, with elevation reaching up to 4,380 m in the Yanacancha area. It is connected by road and by rail to the capital
Lima, as far as 300 km.