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Pucaorjo (Calca)
Pucaorjo (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''urqu'' mountain, "red mountain") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District Lares District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru. Geography The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Sawasiray at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic gro .... Pucaorjo is situated northeast of Sirihuani, northwest of Sahuasiray and east of Parorjo,escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region) at the Lares trek. One of the nearest populated places is Quishuarani. See also * Queuñacocha References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ...
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Queuñacocha
Queuñacocha (possibly from Quechua ''qiwña, qiwuña'' ''polylepis'', ''qucha'' lake) or Hatun QueuñacochaAsociación Ecosistemas Andinos – ECOAN, Queuña Nº 2, 1 de Julio de 2019 (see map) is a small lake in the Urubamba mountain range of the Cusco Region, Lares District, Calca Province, Peru. The lake lies north of Chicón, Sirihuani and Parorjo and southwest of Quisuarani, at an altitude of about 4,170 m. It is long, and wide at its widest point. West of it there is another small lake called Quellacocha. Queuñacocha lies in the private conservation area 'Hatun Queuña Quishuarani Collana' (possibly from in the Quechua spelling ''Hatun Qiwña Kiswarani Qullana'') of the rural community Quishuarani Collana,tripadvisor.in
"Laguna de Queuñacocha" founded ...
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Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest m ...
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Urubamba Mountain Range
The Urubamba mountain range (possibly from Quechua ''uru'' spider, ''pampa'' a plain) lies in the Cusco Region in Peru.The American Alpine Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, Issue 47, 1973, p. 389. ''Cordillera Urubamba'' It extends in a northwesterly direction between 13°08' and 13°17'S and 71°58' and 72°16'W for about 30 km. Toponyms Most of the names in the range originate from Quechua and Aymara. They used to be spelled according to a mainly Spanish-based orthography which is incompatible with the normalized spellings of these languages and Law 29735 which regulates the 'use, preservation, development, recovery, promotion and diffusion of the original languages of Peru'. According to Article 20 of ''Decreto Supremo No 004-2016-MC'' (Supreme Decree) which approves the Regulations to Law 29735, published in the official newspaper El Peruano on July 22, 2016, adequate spellings of the toponyms in the normalized alphabets of the indigenous languages must progressively be proposed ...
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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 ...
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Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire. Geography The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Department of Cusco. It is located about above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa. Provinces * Acomayo (Acomayo) * Anta (Anta) * Calca ( Calca) * Canas (Yanaoca) * Canchis (Sicuani) * Chumbivilcas (Santo Tomás) * Cusco (Cusco) * Espinar (Yauri) * La Convención (Quillabamba) * Paruro ( Paruro) * Paucartambo (Paucartambo) * Quispicanchi (Urcos) * Urubamba ( Urubamba) Languages According to the 2 ...
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Calca Province
Calca may refer to: *Calca Peninsula, a peninsula in South Australia * Calca Province, one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region of Peru * Calca District, one of the eight districts in the Calca Province * Calca, Peru, capital of the Calca District and Province * Calca, South Australia, a settlement on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named aft ... * CALCA, the abbreviation for calcitonin-related polypeptide alpha {{geodis ...
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Lares District
Lares District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru. Geography The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Sawasiray at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población


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Sirihuani
Sirihuani or Sirijuani is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, in the districts of Calca and Lares. It is situated northwest of Sahuasiray and Canchacanchajasa, and northeast of Chicón Chicón or Chicon (possibly from Quechua ''ch'iqu'' workable stone) is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ...
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Sahuasiray
Sahuasiray (possibly from Quechua ''sawa'' matrimony, ''siray'' to sew,), Sawasiray, Colque Cruz or Ccolque Cruz (possibly from Aymara and Quechua ''qullqi'' silver, money, Spanish ''cruz'' cross, "silver cross"), is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca. It is situated northeast of Chicón and Canchacanchajasa, southeast of Sirihuani and northwest of Condorhuachana. See also * List of Ultras of South America This is a list of the 209 ultra prominent peaks, or Ultras in South America. An ''Ultra'' is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of or more. Guiana Highlands Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Cordillera Oriental, Cordillera de Mér ... References External links "Nevado Sahuasiray, Peru" on Peakbagger Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Peru-mountain-stub ...
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Parorjo
Parorjo (possibly from Quechua ''paru'' brownish, grey-brown, ''urqu'' mountain) is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Its summit is high. Parorjo is situated at the Lares trek north of Chicón Chicón or Chicon (possibly from Quechua ''ch'iqu'' workable stone) is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, ... and Sirihuani and west of Pucaorjoescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region) showing Paru Urco (unnamed) north of Parococha and west of Pucaorjo'' ("red mountain"). One of the nearest populated places is Quishuarani. There is a small lake at its feet named Parococha. See also * Queuñacocha References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Peru-mountain-stub ...
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Lares Trek
The Lares trek is a two- or three-day high-altitude hike in Cusco, Peru, starting near the village Lares, approximately north of Cusco and east of Machu Picchu. The Lares Valley lies in the east of the Urubamba mountain range, traversing part of the Sacred Valley. Reaching the start of the trek requires a bus or van trip of approximately five hours from the village of Lares. The trek route transverses typical Peruvian Andean mountain areas. The Lares Valley is home of many traditional weavers and farmers and famous for homemade textiles. The indigenous people of this area speak Quechua and Spanish. The Lares trek is one of the main alternatives to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It is slightly shorter and higher in altitude than the Inca Trail; it is accessible from Cusco. Unlike the Inca Trail, permits are not required to hike the Lares trek. There are a number of different route itineraries and variations available on the Lares trek. It is far quieter than the Inca Trail, ...
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