This article is about the mountain in the Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tarata (disambiguation). For the mountain on the border of the Huánuco Region and the Pasco Region, Peru, see Waqurunchu (Huánuco-Pasco).
Research revealed that fluctuations in Huaguruncho's glaciers were caused by temperature changes in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, with the last major glacial expansion occurring ca. 4000–2000 years ago.[6]
In 1956 John Kempe led an expedition to attempt the first ascent of Huaguruncho.[10] As well as Kempe the party included George Band, Dr. Don Stafford Matthews, John Streetly, Jack Tucker and Mike Westmacott. Streetly and Westmacott successfully reached the summit on 17 August 1956.[1][11]