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Lake Querococha
Lake Querococha (possibly from Quechua ''qiru'' ceremonial drinking vessel, or ''q'iru'' wood and ''qucha'' lake; "''qiru'' lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac. The lake is situated at a height of , about 2.43 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point. Lake Querococha lies on the western side of the Cordillera Blanca, southwest of Yanamarey and Pucaraju, northwest of Mururaju and Queshque and east of Recuay. See also * Queshquecocha *List of lakes in Peru The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * A ... References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pucaraju (Ticapampa)
Pucaraju (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, "red snow-covered mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high or high depending on the source. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungas Province (Ancash Region) showing the location of Pucarahu (unnamed) northeast of the mountain labelled "Cerro Pucaraju" and northeast of the lake Qiruqucha Pucaraju lies west of Yanamarey and northeast of Lake Querococha Lake Querococha (possibly from Quechua ''qiru'' ceremonial drinking vessel, or ''q'iru'' wood and ''qucha'' lake; "''qiru'' lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Cata .... The IGN-Peru map, cites the main peak as Tunsho, while applying the name Pucarajo to the southern slopes. Sources Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region {{An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanamarey
Yanamarey (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, ''maran'', ''maray'' batan or grindstone, ''maray'' to tear down, to knock down, "black batan or grindstone") or Yanaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located between Recuay and Huari provinces, in Ancash. Yanamaray lies east of Pucaraju and northeast of Lake Querococha, between Matashcu in the north and Cahuish in the south. The Yanamaray River originates west of the mountain. It provides Qiruqucha with the melt water of the Yanamarey glacier before it empties into Santa Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight ... River. Annual observations have shown that the Yanamarey glacier has been rapidly retreating over the last years.Jeffrey T. Bury et al., Glacier recession and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote. The name of the region originates from the Quechua word ('light, of little weight'), from ('blue') or from ('eagle'). Geography Ancash is a land of contrasts: it features two great longitudinal valleys, which combine the mountain characteristics of the Callejón de Huaylas (Alley of Huaylas) with the sylvan ones of the Alto Marañón. Kilometres of sandy beaches and the blue waters of the Pacific. The territory of the coast, high plateaux and Andean '' punas'' of the department are flat, while the rest of the territory, in the Andes, is very rough. In the west, there are slopes with strong declivity form narrow canyons with abrupt and deserted sides. The rough territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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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] |
Qiru
A (also spelled ''kero'', ''quero'', locally also ''qero'') is an ancient Andean drinking vessel used to drink liquids like alcohol, or more specifically, chicha. They can be made from wood, ceramics, silver, or gold. They were traditionally used in Andean feasts. were decorated by first cutting a shallow pattern on the surface of the cup, then filling the pattern with a durable, waterproof mixture of plant resin and pigment such as cinnabar. The finely incised lines would meet at intersection points that collaborated to create shapes such as triangles, squares, and diamonds. The shapes are organized in two to four horizontal registers. "The Met Museum" One is generally decorated with lavish, hand-painted, geometric designs that follow the traditional techniques in |
Recuay Province
The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay. Geography The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: Qiruqucha is one of the largest lakes of the province. Political division Recuay is divided into ten districts, which are: * Catac * Cotaparaco * Huayllapampa * Llacllin * Marca * Pampas Chico * Pararin * Recuay * Tapacocha * Ticapampa Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (63.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.42% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticapampa District
Ticapampa District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Reucay Province (Ancash Region) See also * Qiruqucha Lake Querococha (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''wikt:qiru, qiru'' ceremonial drinking vessel, or ''q'iru'' wood and ''qucha'' lake; "''qiru'' lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the d ... References Districts of the Recuay Province Districts of the Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catac District
Catac District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. Its seat is Catac. Geography The southern part of the Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region) See also * Kiswar * Qiruqucha * Qishqiqucha Qishqiqucha ( Quechua ''qishqi'', a type of bromeliad, ''qucha'' lake, Hispanicized spelling ''Gueshguecocha, Queshquecocha'') is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. It is ... References Districts of the Recuay Province Districts of the Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks over high and 722 individual glaciers. The highest mountain in Peru, Huascarán, at high, is located there. The Cordillera Blanca lies in the Ancash region and runs parallel to the Santa River valley (also called Callejón de Huaylas in its upper and midsections) on the west. Huascarán National Park, established in 1975, encompasses almost the entire range of the Cordillera Blanca. Snowmelt from the Cordillera Blanca provides part of northern Peru with its year-round water supply, while 5% of Peru's power comes from a hydro-electrical plant located in the Santa River valley. The area of permanent ice cover shrank by about a third between the 1970s and 2006. Geography The Cordillera Blanca is the most extensive tropical ice-covered m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mururaju
Mururaju, Murrorajo or Pongos Sur is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region) Mururaju lies southeast of Lake Querococha, northeast of the lake Qishqiqucha and south of Queshque Queshque (possibly from Quechua for a type of bromeliad References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queshque
Queshque (possibly from Quechua for a type of bromeliad New localities and taxonomic synopsis of Puya mima (Bromeliaceae), a charismatic and important Puya from Central Peru.: "... . Local people of this valley call it "queshque blanco", or the white Puya. ..."), or Gueshgue is a mountain in the in the of . It is situated in the |
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