Pacllón is a district of the province of
Bolognesi, in the
Ancash Region of
Peru
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The town is within a day's walk from
Chiquián
Chiquián (Quechua Chiqllan) is a town in central Peru. It is the capital of the Bolognesi Province 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 ...
. Many of the arrierros (donkey owners) that work in Waywash live here. Donkeys can be obtained here. The town is also home to stores with a regular selection of meals.
The hike from either the lake Hawaqucha or the Jashapampa valley takes all day and offers some of the best views of the
Waywash
Quechua I, also known as Quechua Wáywash, or Quechua B,Alberto Escobar (comp.) '' El reto del multilingüismo en el Perú'' (1972) is one of the two branches or genealogical groups of the Quechua languages. It is composed of a great diversity of ...
mountain range. There are places to camp on both sides of the town.
Mountains
The Waywash range is the natural eastern and southeastern border of the district. The highest peak of the district is
Yerupajá
Yerupajá is a mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It's located at Áncash, Bolognesi Province, Lauricocha Province. At (other sources: ) it is the second-highest in Peru and the highest in the Hua ...
which is also the highest elevation of the range at. Other mountains of the district are listed below:
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See also
* Intipa Ñawin
References
Districts of the Bolognesi Province
Districts of the Ancash Region
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