Auxilio (possibly from
Quechua ''Awkillu'' word for
apu (Andean mountain deity) or grandfather, old man, the Hispanicized spelling is the misleading word ''Auxilio'' which means "assistance" or "support") is a mountain in the west of the
Huayhuash mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is located 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 ...
,
Bolognesi Province,
Pacllon District, and in the
Lima Region,
Cajatambo Province,
Copa District.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)]] Auxilio lies on the sub-range west of
Yerupaja, south of Auxilio Lake and southwest of the mountain
Huacrish.
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
Mountains of Lima Region
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