Quilcayhuanca (possibly from Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''wank'a'' rock, possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay, Quilcay or Qelkaywanka is a river 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 ...

in Peru.mincetur.gob.pe
Quebrada Quilcayhuanca It is a right affluent of the Santa River. The river originates in the Cordillera Blanca west of

Tullparaju Tullparaju (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''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, Huaraz Province, In ...

near the lake

Tullpaqucha Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Provinc ...

. Its direction is to the southwest. It flows along the border of the districts Independencia and Huaraz in the Huaraz Province. From the point of the confluence with the Paria River in the east of the town Huaraz it receives the name Quillcay. Now canalized, the river crosses the town from east to west along the border of the suburb El Centenario, until emptying into Santa River in the west side of town. The Quilcayhuanca valley is located inside Huascarán National Park. It is one of the tourist attractions of the Huaraz Province with views of snow-capped mountains (like

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 ...

, Churup,

Pucaranra Pucaranra (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''ranra'' stony; stony ground,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high (although other sources cite an elevation of . It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount C ...

Chinchey Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in Carhuaz Province), Independencia (in Huaraz Province), ...

and

) and visits to glacial lakes and rock paintings.

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