Shacsha,
Shaqsha,
(possibly from
Ancash Quechua
Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero).
Classification
The Ancash Quech ...
for
jingle bell / a typical dancer of 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 ...
),
Huantsán Chico
or Huanchan
is a mountain in the
Cordillera Blanca in the
Andes of
Peru, about high,
(other sources cite a height of ).
It is situated in the Ancash Region,
Huaraz Province,
Olleros District
Olleros District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
* Ararankha
* Arway
* Kashan
* Puma Waqanqa
* Ru ...
. Shacsha lies southwest of
Huantsán, west of
Uruashraju
Uruashraju (possibly from the regional Quechua spelling, ''urwa'' infertile, sterile; corn plant without corncob used as fodder, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) or Verdecocha (possibly from Spanish ''verde'' green, Quechua ''qucha'' la ...
and southeast of the town of
Huaraz.
A nearby small lake to the west is also named Shacsha
or Shacshacocha.
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Sketchmap of the area
See also
* Cashan
* Ranrapalca
Ranrapalca (possibly from Quechua ''ranra'' stony, ''pallqa'' bifurcation, division into two parts) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. It has an elevation of 6,162 m (20,217 ft). It is located in the regi ...
* Huamashraju
Huamashraju, Wamashraju (possibly from Quechua ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow), Yanahuacra (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, waqra horn, "black horn") or Rajo Colta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about ...
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
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