Tullpaqucha
Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) Tullpacocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, southeast of Palcaraju and Pucaranra, southwest of Chinchey and Tullparaju and northwest of Andavite, at the very end of the Quilcayhuanca Quilcayhuanca (possibly from Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''wank'a'' rock, possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay, Quilcay or Qelkaywanka is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru.

Huaraz Province
The Huaraz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created on August 5, 1857 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla. Geographically, the province is located over the Callejón de Huaylas and the western slopes of the Cordillera Negra. The Regional Museum of Archaeology is located in the Huaraz district. Some other highlights of the province are the Pumacayán hill, the hot springs of Monterrey (at 6 km or 4 mi from the city) and the Willkawain archaeological sites, at to the north of Huaraz, in village of Paria, in the Independencia district. Geography The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Pucaranra, Chinchey, Tocllaraju and Huantsán. Other mountains are listed below: At 30 kilometres (20 mi) from Huaraz, by the route Huaraz–Casma that crosses the Cordillera Negra, there is a place named Punta Callan in the summit of this mountain range. It off ...
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Independencia District, Huaraz
Independencia District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Pallqarahu, Pukaranra, Ranrapallqa and Rurichinchay. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) * Churup * Hatun Kunka * Puka Qaqa Punta * Rima Rima * Uqshapallqa * Tullparahu See also * Pallqaqucha * Qillqaywank'a * Tullpaqucha Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Provinc ... * Willkawayin References Districts of the Huaraz Province Districts of the Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ...
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Quilcayhuanca
Quilcayhuanca (possibly from Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''wank'a'' rock, possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay, Quilcay or Qelkaywanka is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru.mincetur.gob.pe
Quebrada Quilcayhuanca It is a right affluent of the Santa River. The river originates in the Cordillera Blanca west of

Tullparaju

near the lake

Tullpaqucha

. Its direction is to t ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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Palcaraju
Palcaraju (from Quechua ''pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa'' forked, branched, fork, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the region of Ancash within the Peruvian 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 .... It has an elevation of on its main summit. Palcaraju has three peaks: Palcaraju (), Palcaraju Oeste and Palcaraju Sur . In July 2012, two American climbers, Ben Horne and Gil Weiss, died on the way back down, after scaling the south face of Palcaraju W. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Palcaraju Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region Six-thousanders of the Andes ...
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Pucaranra
Pucaranra (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''ranra'' stony; stony ground,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high (although other sources cite an elevation of . It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount Chinchey. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park, at the border of two provinces: Carhuaz and Huaraz (Districts of San Miguel De Aco and Independencia). First Ascent Pucaranra was first climbed by B. Lauterburg, Federico Marmillod, R. Schmid and F. Sigrist ( Switzerland) April 07th 1948 via Southwest spur of the south ridge. Elevation Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6138 metres and TanDEM-X 5961 metres. The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2903 meters. Pucaranra is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the ''Dominance System'' and its dominance is 47.16%. Its parent peak is Chinchey and the Topographic iso ...
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Chinchey
Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in Carhuaz Province), Independencia (in Huaraz Province), and Huari (in Huari Province). Rurichinchay is also the name of the lake northeast of the mountain at and the name of the river which originates at the lake. It flows to the southeast. See also * Pucaranra Pucaranra (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''ranra'' stony; stony ground,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high (although other sources cite an elevation of . It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount C ... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region Glaciers of Peru Lakes of Peru Lakes of Ancash Region Rivers of Peru Rivers of Ancash Region Six-thousanders of the Andes {{Peru-river-stub ...
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Tullparaju
Tullparaju (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, and in the Huari Province, Huari District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) showing the contours of Tullparaju southeast of Chinchey Tullparaju lies southeast of the mountains Pucaranra and Chinchey and northeast of Andavite. It is situated at the end of the Quilcayhuanca valley, northeast of the lake Tullpacocha Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province The Huaraz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. .... Sources Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ...
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Andavite
Andavite (possibly from Quechua ''anta'' copper, ''p'iti'' dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption) or Chopiraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located northeast of the village of Pitec, between Huaraz and Huari provinces in Ancash. Andavite lies northwest of Cayesh and southeast of Tullparaju. It is situated at the end of the Quilcayhuanca Quilcayhuanca (possibly from Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''wank'a'' rock, possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay, Quilcay or Qelkaywanka is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru.