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Qunchupata (Junín-Lima)
Qunchupata (Quechua ''qunchu'' muddy, ''pata'' step, bank of a river, "muddy step" or "muddy bank", Hispanicized spelling ''Conchupata'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informa .... Qunchupata lies southwest of Anta Q'asa and Quriqucha and southeast of Yana Ulla. It is situated north of the Hatun Uqhu valley (Quechua for "big swamp", Hispanicized ''Jatun Ogo''). References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Junín Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...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] |
Junín Region , during the Peruvian War of Independence in 1824
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Junín may refer to: Places Argentina *Junín Partido **Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis *Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia *Junín, Cundinamarca *Junín, Nariño Ecuador *Junín Canton, in Manabí Province Peru *Department of Junín **Junín Province ***Junín, Peru ***Junín District ***Lake Junin, also known as Chinchayqucha ***Junín National Reserve Venezuela * Junín Municipality, Táchira See also * * *Battle of Junín The Battle of Junín was a military engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on 6 August 1824. The preceding February the royalists had regained control of Lima, and having regrouped in Trujil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima Region
The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Department of Lima; this province is autonomous and not under the jurisdiction of the Regional Government. Geography The department of Lima is bordered by the departments of Ancash on the north, Huánuco, Pasco, and Junín on the east, Huancavelica on the southeast, Ica on the south, and the Pacific Ocean and the Lima Province on the west. The department has a coastal and an Andean zone, and has a great diversity of natural regions: the Coast or ''Chala'' (0 to 500 meters above sea level) up to the ''Janka'' or ''Mountain range'' ( es, Cordillera, over 4800 meters). The predominating regions are the ''Yunga'' (500 to 2300 meters above sea level) and ''Quechua'' (2300 to 3500 meters) Points of interest Lachay National Reserve The Lachay Natio ... [...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] |
Yauli Province
The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that form the Junín Region. It is bordered to the north by the Pasco Region and the Junín Province, to the east by the Tarma Province, to the south by the Jauja Province and to the west by the Lima Region. The population of the province was estimated at 66,093 inhabitants in 2002. The capital of the Yauli Province is La Oroya. Geography The Paryaqaqa and Puwaq Hanka mountain ranges traverse the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Some of the largest lakes of the province are Llaksaqucha, Markapumaqucha, Markaqucha, Pumaqucha, Putkaqucha, P'ukruqucha, Tuqtuqucha, Waqraqucha, Waskhaqucha (Carhuacayan) and Waskhaqucha (Morococha). Political division The Province of Yauli this divided into ten districts: * Chacapalpa ( Chacapalpa) * Huay-Huay ( Huay-Huay) * La Oroya (La Oroya) * Marcapomacocha ( Marcapomacocha) * Morococha ( Nueva Morococha) * Paccha ( Paccha) * Santa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcapomacocha District
Marcapomacocha District is one of ten districts of the Yauli Province in the Junín Region in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country .... Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) See also * Aququcha * Markapumaqucha * Markaqucha * P'ukruqucha References {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huarochirí Province
Huarochirí Province (in hispanicized spelling) or Waruchiri is located in the Lima Region of Peru. Its capital is Matucana. The western section is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area. Geography The La Viuda and Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain ranges and the ''Cordillera de la Corte'' traverse the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Paryaqaqa at above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region) Political division The province is divided into thirty-two districts. * Matucana ( Matucana) (seat) * Antioquia ( Antioquia) * Callahuanca ( Callahuanca) * Carampoma ( Carampoma) * Chicla ( Chicla) * Cuenca ( San José de los Chorillos) * Huachupampa ( San Lorenzo de Huachupampa) * Huanza ( Huanza) * Huarochirí ( Huarochirí) * Lahuaytambo ( Lahuaytambo) * Langa ( Langa) * Laraos (Laraos) * Mariatana ( Mariatana) * Ricardo Palma (Ricardo Palma) * San Andrés de Tupicocha ( San A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicla District
Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country .... Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region) See also * Tiktiqucha * Yuraqmayu References {{coord, 11.7050, S, 76.2686, W, source:wikidata, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anta Q'asa
Anta Q'asa (Quechua ''anta'' copper, ''q'asa'' mountain pass, "copper mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling ''Antaccasa, Antajasa'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Anta Q'asa lies southwest of the mountain Pukaqucha, west of the mountains Yuraqqucha and Sillaqaqa, northeast of Llawa P'ukru Llawa P'ukru (Quechua ''llawa'' broken glass with sharp edges, ''p'ukru'' hole, pit, gap in a surface, Hispanicized spelling ''Llaguapucro'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province ... and east of the mountain Quriqucha. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Junín Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quriqucha (Junín)
Quriqucha (Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''qucha'' lake, "gold lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Curicocha'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. It lies west of Anta Q'asa and Sillaqaqa Sillaqaqa (Quechua ''silla'' gravel, ''qaqa'' rock, "gravel rock", Hispanicized spelling ''Sillagaga'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima ... and north of Qunchupata. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Junín Region {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana Ulla
Yana Ulla ( Quechua ''yana'' black, Jaqaru ''ulla'' grilled potato, "black grilled potato", also spelled ''Yanaaulla, Yanaulla'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Carampoma District Carampoma District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State .... Yana Ulla lies southwest of Quriqucha and northwest of Qunchupata. A lake named Yana Ulla is at the feet of the mountains. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Junín Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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