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Yuraqmayu
Santa Cruz, (called Yuraqmayu or Yuracma near its end) is a creek in Peru located in Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It is a right tributary of the Santa River. It originates in the Cordillera Blanca southwest of Taulliraju, near a lake named Tawlliqucha. It flows from northeast to southwest through lakes Jatuncocha and Ichiccocha and passing by the village of Llamacorral, flanked by the mountains Pucajirca, Quitaraju and Santa Cruz in the north and by Sintiru, Artesonraju and Caraz in the south. Southwest of Santa Cruz, near the village of Cashapampa, it turns to the northwest and then joins the Santa River near the villages of Colcas and Pacamayo, 140 km before the Santa River reaches the Pacific Ocean. The toponymy Yuraqmayu is of Quechua origin, possibly meaning: ''yuraq'' white, ''mayu'' river,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua "white river". See also * Los Cedros C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa River
The Santa River ( es, Río Santa) is a river in the South American Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of northwest central Peru. River Course Lake Conococha, at an altitude of 4,050 m above sea level and at , is considered the headwaters of the Santa River. Lake Conococha itself is fed by small streams from the Cordillera Negra in the west and the snowcapped Cordillera Blanca in the east. The main tributary of the lake is Tuco River which has its source at Lake Tuco () about 5,000 m above sea level at one of the glacier tongues of mount Tuco. The Santa River emerges from Lake Conococha and for 200 km runs in a northerly direction between the Cordillera Negra in the west and the Cordillera Blanca in the east, forming the fertile Callejón de Huaylas. At 2,000 m above sea level the river changes its course to a westerly direction, squeezing through the narrow gorge of Cañon del Pato ("duck's canyon") before it finally breaks through the coastal ridges. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz District, Ancash
The Santa Cruz District ( es, Distrito de Santa Cruz) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is Huaripampa. Geography The district is located in the central-eastern part of the province at an elevation of 2,900 m. The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district 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 (86.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish) S ...
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Huaylas Province
The Huaylas Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Geography The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Artesonraju, Chacraraju, Quitaraju, Pucajirca, Pucaraju and Huandoy. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region) Some of the largest lakes of the province are Arwayqucha, Hatunqucha, Ichikqucha, Pukaqucha, Quyllurqucha, Tawlliqucha and Wiqruqucha. Political division Huaylas is divided into ten districts, which are: Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawlliqucha (Ancash)
Taullicocha or Tawlliqucha (Quechua ''tawlli'' a kind of legume (a ''lupinus'' species), ''qucha'' lake, "''tawlli'' lake", also spelled ''Taullicocha, Taulliqocha'') is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of comprising an area of . Taullicocha lies southeast of Pucajirca and southwest of Taulliraju. The Santa Cruz (Quechua for "white river") originates near Taullicocha. It is a right tributary of the 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. References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sintiru
Sentilo (possibly Quechua for peccary) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. Sentilo lies at the Punta Unión pass, the highest point of the Santa Cruz valley, south of the mountains Rinrijirca and Pucajirca, southwest of Taulliraju, and northeast of mountains Artesonraju and Parón. "Piramide, Paria, Sentilo and Artesonraju from Punta Union." originates near Sentilo. See also * Lake Jatuncocha *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz (mountain)
Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) or Pico de Huaylas (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of , although other maps cite a height of . See also * Lake Atuncocha * Caraz * Taulliraju Taulliraju (possibly from Quechua ''tawlli'' a kind of legume, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Cedros Creek
Los Cedros Creek (''Quebrada Los Cedros'' in Spanish) is a stream in Peru located in Huaylas Province, Ancash. It is a right tributary of the Santa River which flows to the Pacific Ocean. It originates west of mount Alpamayo and runs mainly to the west until its confluence with the Santa River near the village of Los Cedros. The upstream section receives the name Alpamayo (possibly from Quechua ''allpa'' earth, ''mayu'' river,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "earth river"). See also * Santa Cruz Creek Santa Cruz, (called Yuraqmayu or Yuracma near its end) is a creek in Peru located in Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It is a right tributary of the Santa River. It originates in the Cordillera Blanca southwest of Taulliraju, near ... References Rivers of Peru Rivers of Ancash Region {{Peru-river-stub ... [...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] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Oceania in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), this largest division of the World Ocean—and, in turn, the hydrosphere—covers about 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of its total surface area, larger than Earth's entire land area combined .Pacific Ocean . '' Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the |
Caraz (mountain)
Caraz, Carás or Caraz de Santa Cruz is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, in the districts Caraz and Santa Cruz District. This peak is inside Huascarán National Park, most precisely southwest of Artesonraju, northwest of Pirámide, north of Lake Parón and south of Santa Cruz Creek. Its slopes are within two Peruvian cities: Santa Cruz and Caraz. Elevation Although the official altitude is , there isn't enough evidence to provide the exact altitude of the peak as most digital elevation models currently have voids. The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2772 meters. Caraz is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the ''Dominance System'' and its dominance is 46.01%. Its parent peak is Chacraraju and the Topographic isolation is 6.6 kilometers. First Ascent Caraz was first climbed by Hermann Huber, Alfred Koch and Helmu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artesonraju
Artesonraju is a pyramidal mountain peak located near the city of Caraz in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located at the Peruvian province of Huaylas and its slopes are within two cities: Santa Cruz and Caraz. Its summit has an elevation of (or according to the IGN-Peru map). It is one of many prominent peaks (2772 metres) located within the boundaries of Peru's Huascarán National Park. Artesonraju has two distinguished climbing routes. Due to their difficulties, Artesonraju is seldom successfully climbed in comparison to other well known mountains in the Cordillera Blanca. This mountain serves as the inspiration mascot for the newer Paramount Pictures production logo. Elevation The available Digital elevation models show several voids in the region therefore its exact altitude may be shown differently in some sources. SRTM's highest point shows 5982 metres, Void filled SRTM shows 5918 metres, ASTER shows 5982 metres as its highest point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichiccocha
Lake Ichiccocha (possibly from Ancash Quechua ''ichik'' small, little, few, (pdf) ''qucha'' lake, "little lake") or Lake Chica is a lake in the in the of |
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