The Huallanca mountain range (possibly from Quechua, ''wallanka'' mountain range; a cactus plant (''Opuntia subulata''); also called Chaupi Janca or Shicra Shicra (possibly from Quechua ''sikra'' woven basket) lies in the

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. It is located in the

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. The Huallanca mountain range is a small range southeast of the

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and north of the

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mountain range extending between 9°52' and 10°03'S and 76°58' and 77°04'W for about 19 km in a northeasterly direction. East of the town of Aquia there is a small range called Huaman Hueque (possibly from Quechua ''waman''

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, ''wiqi'' tear). It is sometimes considered a sub-range of the Huallanca range. The Huaman Hueque range is dominated by

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Mountains

The highest peak in the range is Huallanca at . The main peaks are listed below: * Chaupijanca, * Chuspi, *

, *

Kuntur Wayi Kuntur Wayi or Kuntur Wayin (Quechua ''kuntur'' condor, Ancash Quechua ''wayi'' house, "condor house", also spelled ''Condorhuayi, Condor-Huain'') is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancas ...

, * Minapata, * Qawi, *

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, * Tancancocha, * Tawqan,

Lakes

There are numerous mostly small lakes along the range. Some of them on the western side are Tankanqucha, Yanaqucha, Kallapuyuq and Quntayqucha (from north to south). East the range there are Quntayqucha, Suyruqucha,

Tankanqucha Tancancocha (possibly from Quechua ''tanka'' fork, a deep bifurcation, ''-n'' a suffix, ''qucha'' lake, "lake of the bifurcation") is a mountain in the north of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name. The ...

, Awasqucha, Tawqanqucha, Asulqucha, Pampaqucha and Susuqucha.

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Mountain ranges of Peru Mountain ranges of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub