Chequiaraju,
Chequiarajo'',''
or Checquiacraju
(possibly from
Quechua, ''chiqlla'' green, ''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
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 ...
,
Carhuaz Province
The Carhuaz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the province. Waskaran, its highest elevation, lies on the border to the Yungay Province. Pallqarahu, Pukaranra, Qupa, Tuql ...
,
Shilla District
Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz 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 (96.48%) lea ...
.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Carhuaz Province (Ancash Region)] Chequiaraju lies northwest of
Hualcán
Hualcán (also called Rajopaquinan) (possibly from Quechua ''wallqa, walqa'', ''-n'' a suffix) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in Ancash, between Chacas (in Asunción Province) and C ...
and the lake
Chiqllaqucha.
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
Glaciers of Peru
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