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Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''tuku'',
owl
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...
) or Huanaco Punta (possibly from Quechua ''wanaku''
guanaco
The guanaco (; ''Lama guanicoe'') is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids, the other being the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.
Etymology
The guanaco ...
and Spanish ''punta'' peak, ridge; first, before, in front of)homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006: Spanish ''Casa'', Kichwa ''Wasi'', Ancash Quechua ''Wayi'', English ''House'' is a mountain 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 ...
in
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
. Its summit is ) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped
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 northwestern central
Peru
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Bolognesi Province
The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Overview
The province originally was part of Cajatambo Province (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Francisco Bologn ...
,
Aquia District
Aquia District is one of fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.
Geography
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 ...
and in the
Recuay Province
The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay.
Geography
The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of th ...
,
Catac District
Catac District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. Its seat is Catac.
Geography
The southern part of the Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob ...
. It is situated northeast of
Caullaraju
Caullaraju or Jeulla Rajo (possibly from Quechua ''qiwlla'' gull, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, "snow-covered gull mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru
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, between Challhua in the west and Pastoruri in the east.
Other neighboring peaks are Juchuraju or Condorjitanca () and Santón ().Raju Cutac () is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca.
A stream also named Tuco originates near the mountain and flows out to lakes Aguashcocha and Conococha, at the headwaters of
Santa River
The Santa River ( es, Río Santa) is a river in the South American Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of northwest central Peru.
River Course
Lake Conococha, at an altitude of 4,050 m above sea level and at , is considered the headwat ...