Cerro de Pasco 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 4,330 metres (14,210 ft) 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 metres or 14,370 feet in the Yanacancha area. It is connected by road and by rail to the capital Lima, 300 kilometres or 190 miles away.