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Urus (mountain)
Urus, also known as Yanaraju (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''yana'' black, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, "black snow peak"), is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It located between Carhuaz Province, Carhuaz and Huaraz Province, Huaraz provinces, in Ancash Region, Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju. References External links Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region Huascarán National Park {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huascarán
Huascarán () (Quechua: Waskaran), Nevado Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain in the Peruvian province of Yungay (Ancash Department), situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes. The southern summit of Huascarán (Huascarán Sur), which reaches , is the highest point in Peru, the northern Andes (north of Lake Titicaca), and in all of the earth's Tropics. Huascarán is the fourth highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and South America after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, and Monte Pissis, respectively. Name Until the 20th century, the mountain lacked a single commonly accepted name but it was rather known by different names within the surrounding towns and villages. The first recorded mention of the name Huascaran appeared in 1850 as Huascan, name given by the local people likely because the mountain rises above the village of Huashco, Huashco getting its name from the Quechua word for rope (waska). At the beginning of the 20th century, the name appeared a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
