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Kachimayu (Huancavelica)
Kachimayu (Quechua ''kachi'' salt, ''mayu'' river, "salt river", hispanicized spelling ''Cachimayo'') is a river in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, on the border of the districts of Ascensión and Huancavelica.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province (1) (Huancavelica Region) It originates in the Chunta mountain range northwest of the peak of Antarasu near the village of Kachimayu ''(Cachimayo)''. At its confluence with the Pukapampa-Astupampa ''(Pucabamba-Astobamba)'' River, it forms the Ichhu River, which is an important affluent of the Mantaro River The Mantaro River ( es, Río Mantaro, qu, Hatunmayu) is a long river running through the central region of Peru. Its Quechua name means "great river". The word "Mantaro" may be a word originally from the Asháninka language, who live downstream al .... References Rivers of Peru Rivers of Huancavelica Region {{Peru-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy for the Union" , national_anthem = "National Anthem of Peru" , march = "March of Flags" , image_map = PER orthographic.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Lima , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Peruvian Spanish, Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , demonym = Peruvians, Peruvian , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Semi-presidential system, semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President of Peru, President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east. Political division The department is divided into seven provinces. Province (Capital) # Acobamba Province ( Acobamba) # Angaraes Province ( Lircay) # Castrovirreyna Province (Castrovirreyna) # Churcampa Province (Churcampa) # Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica) # Huaytará Province (Huaytará) # Tayacaja Province (Pampas) The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys. Demographics The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people of Quechua descent. Languages According to the 2007 Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huancavelica Province
The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angaraes Province *South: Huaytará Province and Castrovirreyna Province *West: Lima Region and Junín Region Geography There are a couple of large lakes in the province like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Qiwllaqucha, Tipiqucha, Warmiqucha and Ñawinqucha some of which belong to the largest lakes of Peru. The Chunta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: Political division The province is divided into nineteen districts, which are: * Acobambilla ( Acobambilla) * Acoria ( Acoria) * Ascensión ( Ascención) * Conayca ( Conayca) * Cuenca ( Cuenca) * Huachocolpa ( Huachocolpa) * Huancavelica (Huancavelica) * Huando ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascensión District
Ascensión District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f .... Geography The Chunta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region) See also * Kachimayu References {{coord, 12.7840, S, 74.9782, W, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:PE, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huancavelica District
Huancavelica District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru. Geography The Chunta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region) See also * Administrative divisions of Peru The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century. The old territorial subdivisions have split or merged due to several reasons, the most common ones being ... * Kachimayu * Qiwllaqucha References {{coord, 12.7873, S, 74.9731, W, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:PE, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunta Mountain Range
The Chonta mountain range (possibly from Aymara ''chunta'' prolonged, lengthened, Quechua ''chunta'' a kind of palm,) lies in the Huancavelica Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 12°37' and 13°07'S and 75°00' and 75°30'W for about 50 km. It is located in the Castrovirreyna Province and in the Huancavelica Province. Mountains Some of the highest mountains in the range are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region) * Tanranu, * T'uruyuq, * Palumu, * Wamanrasu, * Sitaq, * Hatun Pata, * Huch'uy Anqas, * Antarasu, * Qarwarasu, * Puka Punta, * Wallu Q'asa, * Pinqullu, * Sukullu, * Kunturay ''(Condoray)'', * Pata Pata, * Qarwa Q'asa, * Anqasqucha, * Chuntarahu ''(Chontaraju)'', * Ch'aqra Punta, * Ichhu Rutuna, * Kachi Mach'ay Urqu, * Kunkayuq, * K'allapayuq, * Puka Rumi, * Qarwa K'anti, * Qusqu, * Q'iru Pinqullu, * Wachu Intiyuq, * Wamanripayuq, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarasu
Antarasu (Quechua ''anta'' copper, Ancash Quechua ''rasu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, "snow-covered copper mountain", Hispanicized spelling ''Antarazo'') is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District and in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region) Antarasu lies west of the mountain Qarwarasu ''(Carhuarazo)'' of the Huancavelica Region and southwest of the mountain Wamanrasu. See also * Qarwarasu * Wamanrasu Wamanrasu (Quechua ''waman'' falcon or variable hawk, Ancash Quechua ''rasu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, Hispanicized spellings ''Huamanrazo, Huamanrazu'') is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is l ... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Huancavelica Region {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantaro River
The Mantaro River ( es, Río Mantaro, qu, Hatunmayu) is a long river running through the central region of Peru. Its Quechua name means "great river". The word "Mantaro" may be a word originally from the Asháninka language, who live downstream along the Ene River. The Mantaro, along with the Apurimac River, are the sources of the Amazon River, depending on the criteria used for definition. Geography The river nominally has its source at Lake Junin, but tributaries above Lake Junin extend as much as 70 km farther upstream, for a total length of 809 km. The named tributaries of the river are the Cunas which enters the Mantaro at regional capital Huancayo, and the Kachimayu which flows near the city of Ayacucho. The upper Mantaro is 432 km long extending from Lake Junin to the Kachimayu inflow while the lower river shown on the map is 307 km long. The river runs through the provinces Junín, Yauli, Jauja, Concepción and Huancayo in the Junín Region, then t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Peru
This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015. Longest rivers The lengths of the following 10 rivers are according to a 2005 statistical publication by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática listing the 44 most important rivers of Peru. By Drainage Basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers longer than 400 kilometers are in bold font. Atlantic Ocean *Amazon River **''Madeira River'' (Brazil) ***Madre de Dios River ****''Orthon River'' (Bolivia) *****Tahuamanu River ******Muymano River *****Mamuripi River ******Manuripe River ****Heath River ****Tambopata River, 402 km **** Río de Las Piedras or Tacuatimanu, 621 km *****Pariamanu River ****Inambari River, 437 km ****Manú River ** Purús River, 483 km ***Acre River ***Iaco River or Yaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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