Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
for a wooden boat)Leoncio Gutiérrez Camacho et al., Apurimaqpaq Runasimi Taqe, Diccionario de Quechua Apurimeño (Quechua-Spanish dictionary for Apurímac), 2007 is a mountain in the
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 ove ...
in the
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 ...
of
Peru
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, about high. It is situated in the
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 i ...
,
Huari Province
The Huari Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is Huari.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Rurichinchay and Wantsan. ...
,
Huantar District
Huantar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.86%) learnt ...
. Arteza lies at the Qarwakancha valley, southeast of
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 Pi ...
and
Cayesh
Cayesh is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located between Huaraz and Huari provinces in Ancash. Cayesh lies at the head of the Cayesh valley, northwest of Artisa and southeast of Andavite
Andavi ...
and northeast of
Qarwakancha
Carhuascanchaescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) (possibly from Quechua ''qarwa'' yellowish / golden / pale / leaf worm, larva of a beetle, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses) ...