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Huantán District
Huantán District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography The Cordillera Central traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Upyanqa at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: See also * Qaqa Mach'ay Qaqa Mach'ay (Quechua for "rock cave") is a limestone cave located in the Yauyos Province of the Lima Region in central Peru, high in the Andes Mountains that was explored and surveyed in 2004 by an international expedition. At 4,930m above sea lev ... References

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Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru, regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the Chala, coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern th ...
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Cordillera Central (Peru)
The Cordillera Central (Spanish for central mountain range) is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W (or between 11°37' and 12°26'S and 75°30' and 76°18'W) for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa (P), Yauyos (Y) and Pichqa Waqra (PW) mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region. The name ''Cordillera Central'' is also applied for one of the three ranges that cross Peru in a northwesterly direction between the Cordillera Occidental ("the western range") where the Cordillera Central of the Junín and Lima Regions is located and the Cordillera Oriental ("the eastern range"). The mountaineer Evelio Echevarría uses the term for the La Viuda range and the Khaskaqucha range. Mountains The highest mountain in the range is Qutuni Ticlla or Qutuni (Aymara ''qutu'' heap, pile, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the ...
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Wampuru
Wampuru (Quechua for a big pumpkin, also spelled ''Huampuro'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huantán District Huantán District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography The Cordillera Central traverses the di .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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T'uruyuq
T'uruyuq (Quechua ''t'uru'' mud, -yuq a suffix, "the one with mud", Hispanicized spelling ''Toroyoc'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos. T'uruyuq lies southwest of Lanranyuq and northeast of Wamp'una Wamp'una (Quechua ''wamp'u'' boat, ''-na'' a suffix, also spelled ''Huampuna'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay. Wamp'una is loca .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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T'uru
T'uru (Quechua for mud, also spelled ''Toro'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Colonia and Huantan. T'uru lies southeast of Upyanqa Upyanqa (Quechua ''upyay'' to drink, ''-nqa'' an archaic nominalising suffix to indicate a place destinated for something, "(a place) for drinking", hispanicized spelling ''Upianca'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru ... and Wankarqucha east of the lake named Wankarqucha. There is a little lake southeast of the mountain which is named Chullumpiqucha ("lake of the white-tufted grebe", Hispanicized spelling ''Chullumpicocha''). References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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Siq'i
Siq'i (Quechua for scratch, Hispanicized spelling ''Sique'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru. Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. .... It lies between two groups of lakes northeast of Awki Sunqu and Chuntani and southeast of Misitu. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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Ruphasqa
Ruphasqa (Quechua ''ruphasqa'' burnt, also spelled ''Rupasca'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huantán District Huantán District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography The Cordillera Central traverses the di .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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Puma Ranra (Lima)
Puma Ranra (Quechua ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''ranra'' stony, stony place, also spelled ''Pumarangra'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru. Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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Paquchi (Peru)
Paquchi (Aymara for reddish, light brown, also spelled ''Pacuche'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huantán District Huantán District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography The Cordillera Central traverses the di .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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Llamayuq (Lima)
Llamayuq (Quechua ''llama'' llama, ''-yuq'' a suffix, "the one with a llama (or llamas)", also spelled ''Llamayoc'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huantán District. Llamayuq lies southeast of T'uruyuq and Wamp'una Wamp'una (Quechua ''wamp'u'' boat, ''-na'' a suffix, also spelled ''Huampuna'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay. Wamp'una is loca .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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Kaywa
Kaywa (Quechua for a ''Cyclanthera'' species, see: ''achoqcha'' (''Cyclanthera pedata'' or ''Cyclanthera brachybotrys'') Hispanicized spelling ''Cayhua'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huantán District. Kaywa lies west of Wich'iqucha and northwest of Quylluqucha Coyllococha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllu'' impeccable white; generic name for a kind of potatoes, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty .... References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Peru {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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Awki Sunqu
Awki Sunqu (Quechua ''awki'' prince; a mythical figure of the Andean culture; grandfather, ''sunqu'' heart, "the prince's (Awki's or grandfather's) heart", Hispanicized spelling ''Auquisonco'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Tupe The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 known colloquially as TUPE and pronounced , are the United Kingdom's implementation of the European Union Transfer of Undertakings Directive. It is an important part of UK la .... It lies west of the lakes named Wich'iqucha and Quylluqucha, south of Chuntani. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ...
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