Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a mountain in the

Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...

in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. It is located in the region of

Ancash 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 ...

, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in

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 ...

), Independencia (in

Huaraz Province The Huaraz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created on August 5, 1857 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla. Geographically, the province is located over the Callejón de Huaylas and the western slopes of ...

), and

Huari Huari may refer to: *Huari culture, a historical civilization in Peru *Huari (archaeological site), an archaeological site in Peru *Huari, Peru, a town in Peru * Huari District, a district in the Huari Province, Peru * Huari Province, a province in ...

(in

Huari Province The Huari Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is Huari. Geography The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Rurichinchay and Wantsan. ...

). Rurichinchay is also the name of the lake northeast of the mountain at and the name of the river which originates at the lake. It flows to the southeast.

References

Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region Glaciers of Peru Lakes of Peru Lakes of Ancash Region Rivers of Peru Rivers of Ancash Region Six-thousanders of the Andes {{Peru-river-stub

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