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Huancayo Province
Huancayo Province is located in Peru. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the Junín Region. It borders to the north with the Concepción Province, the east with the Satipo Province, the south with the Huancavelica Region and the west with the Chupaca Province. The province has an approximate population of 545,615 inhabitants. The capital of the province is the city of Huancayo. Geography The Chunta mountain range and the Waytapallana mountain range traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region) Some of the largest lakes of the Huancayo Province are Aqchiqucha, Hatunqucha, Quylluqucha, Walsaqucha, Wich'iqucha, Yuraqqucha and Ñawinqucha. Political division The province is divided into 28 districts over an area of 4 711,15 km². [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Peru
The provinces of Peru () are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into Districts of Peru, districts ( es, distritos, links=no). There are 196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 Regions of Peru, regions, except for Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average of seven provinces per region. The region with the fewest provinces is Callao (one) and the region with the most is Ancash Region, Ancash (twenty). While provinces in the sparsely populated Amazon rain forest of eastern Peru tend to be larger, there is a large concentration of them in the north-central area of the country. The province with the fewest districts is Purús Province, with just one district. The province with the most districts is Lima Province, with 43 districts. The most common number of districts per province is eight; a total of 29 provinces share this number of districts. Provinces table The table below shows all provinces with their capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putkaqucha
Putkaqucha (Quechua ''putka'' muddy (Jauja Quechua), ''qucha'' lake, "muddy lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Putcacocha'') is a mountain in the Waytapallana mountain range in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Comas District, and in the Huancayo Province, on the border of the districts of El Tambo and Quilcas. Putkaqucha lies southwest of Puywan Puywan (Quechua for heart of an animal, Hispanicized spelling ''Puihuan'') is a mountain in the northern sector of the Waytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Pari ... and northwest of Waytapallana and Ch'uspi.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Junín Region {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of .... It is situated at a height of approximately , about 4.15 km long and 1.45 km at its widest point. Coyllococha lies southwest of Yurajcocha and Huichicocha. It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River. The lake is sometimes also named Coyllorcocha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllur'' star, "star lake"). This name correlates with the name of mountain at the western end of the lake whose name is Coyllor ''(Quyllur)''. In 1999 the Coyllorcocha dam was erected at the northeastern end of the lake at . It is high. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatunqucha (Junín)
Hatunqucha (Quechua ''hatun'' (in Bolivia always ''jatun'') big, large ''qucha'' lake, "big lake", Hispanicized names ''Cocha Grande, Cochagrande, Jatunccocha, Jatuncocha'') is a lake in the Waytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District Huancayo District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. See also * Hatunqucha * Kawituyuq * Waytapall ...escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Hatunqucha (unnamed, not visible) in a valley between the mountains labelled ''Cerro Yana Ucsha'' and ''Nevado Cochas'') Hatunqucha lies in the southern part of the range, near the mountain Yana Uqsha. West of Hatunqucha there is a little lake named Yana Uqsha. The lake south of Hatunqucha is called Qarwaqucha (Quechua for yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqchiqucha
Lake Acchicocha (possibly from Quechua ''aqchi'' hawk or sparrowhawk, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''qucha'', ''qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.''"hawk lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) It is situated at a height of approximately , about 5 km long and 1.10 km at its widest point. Lake Acchicocha lies south of Yurajcocha, southeast of Huichicocha, northeast of Huarmicocha and north of Canllacocha Lake Canllacocha (possibly from Quechua ''kanlla, kanlli'' pearlfruit ''(Margyricarpus pinnatus)'', ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map o .... References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Junín Region {{Juni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yawray
Yawray (Quechua for to burn, Hispanicized spelling ''Yauray'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Yawray lies west of Puka and Warmi Mach'ay. Yawray is situated northwest of Aqchiqucha Lake Acchicocha (possibly from Quechua ''aqchi'' hawk or sparrowhawk, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''qucha'', ''qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de ... and northeast of Warmiqucha which belong to the largest lakes of Peru. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Peru {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana Uqsha
Yana Ucsha (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, very dark, ''uqsha'' (locally), ''uqsa'' high altitude grass, Hispanicized spellings ''Yana Ucsha, Yanaucsha, Yanauscha, Yanahucsha'', also ''Yanauksha'') is a ridge in the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is also the name of a small lake at its feet at . The ridge is situated in the southern part of the main sector of the range, south of Huaytapallana. It lies in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District Huancayo District is one of twenty-eight Districts of Peru, districts of the province Huancayo Province, Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. See also * .... showing the location of Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wira Challwa
Wira Challwa (Quechua ''wira'' fat, ''challwa'' fish, "fat fish", Hispanicized spelling ''Huirachaygua'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru and the name of a small lake near of the mountain. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of .... Wira Challwa lies west of Waqra Willka.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region) The little lake named Wira Challwa lies northeast of the mountain at . References Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Peru Lakes of Junín Region Lakes of Peru {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waytapallana (Aychana)
Waytapallana (Quechua ''wayta'' wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, ''pallay'' to collect, ''pallana'' an instrument to collect fruit / collectable, ''Waytapallana'' "a place where you collect wild flowers", hispanicized spelling ''Huaytapallana'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province Huancayo Province is located in Peru. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the Junín Region. It borders to the north with the Concepción Province, the east with the Satipo Province, the south with the Huancavelica Region and the west with the ..., Pariahuanca District. Waytapallana lies on the left bank of the Lampa River, east of the Waytapallana mountain range. The village of Aychana lies at its feet. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Junín Region {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waytapallana
Huaytapallana (possibly from in the Quechua spelling ''Waytapallana''; ''wayta'' wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, ''pallay'' to collect, ''pallana'' an instrument to collect fruit / collectable, ''Waytapallana'' "a place where you collect wild flowers",) or Lasuntay is the highest peak in the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru.Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167 Its summit reaches about above sea level. The mountain is situated in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, in the districts of Huancayo Huancayo (; in qu, label=Wanka Quechua, Wankayuq , '(place) with a (sacred) rock') is the capital of Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru. Location Huancayo is located in Huancayo Province, of which it is also the capital. Sit ... and Pariahuanca.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) References External links Mountains of Peru Mountains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warmi Mach'ay
Warmi Mach'ay (Quechua ''warmi'' woman, ''mach'ay'' cave, "woman cave", Hispanicized spelling ''Huarmimachay'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Warmi Mach'ay lies between the lakes named Warmiqucha in the southeast and 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 ... in the northwest. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Peru {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waqra Willka
Waqra Willka (Quechua ''waqra'' horn, ''willka'' grandchild; great-grandson; lineage; minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God; holy, sacred, divine, ''willka'' or ''wilka'' ''Anadenanthera colubrina'' (a tree),Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)Mariko Namba Walter,Eva Jane Neumann Fridman, Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture, Vol. 1, p. 439 ''willka'' or ''vilca'' (''Anadenanthera peregrina'' and ''Anadenanthera colubrina'') Hispanicized spelling ''Huacravilca'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Departme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
